Instaling Xdebug (PHP5 Debian)

To install Xdebug (as PECL extension) on Debian Linux you should take the following steps:

1. Get and compile Xdebug:
   aptitude install apache2-dev php5-dev php-pear make
   pecl install xdebug-beta
2. Create ini file to enable Xdebug:
   vi /etc/php5/conf.d/xdebug.ini

   Type in xdebug.ini file:

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   ; uncomment the next line to enable the module zend_extension=/usr/lib/php5/20060613+lfs/xdebug.so [debug] ; Remote settings xdebug.remote_autostart=off xdebug.remote_enable=on xdebug.remote_handler=dbgp xdebug.remote_mode=req xdebug.remote_host=192.168.1.1 xdebug.remote_port=9000 ; General xdebug.auto_trace=off xdebug.collect_includes=on xdebug.collect_params=off xdebug.collect_return=off xdebug.default_enable=on xdebug.extended_info=1 xdebug.manual_url=http://www.php.net xdebug.show_local_vars=0 xdebug.show_mem_delta=0 xdebug.max_nesting_level=100 ;xdebug.idekey= ; Trace options xdebug.trace_format=0 xdebug.trace_output_dir=/tmp xdebug.trace_options=0 ;xdebug.trace_output_name=crc32 ; Profiling xdebug.profiler_append=0 xdebug.profiler_enable=0 xdebug.profiler_enable_trigger=0 xdebug.profiler_output_dir=/tmp ;xdebug.profiler_output_name=crc32

   Warning! You must replace /usr/lib/php5/20060613+lfs/ with your extensions dir and 192.168.1.1 with your host IP address.

3. Restart Apache:
   invoke-rc.d apache2 restart
4. Use it!
   http://devzone.zend.com/article/2803-Introducing-xdebug