如何在PhpStorm上使用我的浏览器时调试代码

Question

I cannot debug Laravel via PhpStorm and Xdebug.

When I try to debug a single file via PhpStorm, it works fine, but when I set a breakpoint and try it on the browser, it doesn't work.

PhpStorm waits for incoming connection with ide key and it stops there.

Answer 1

The workflow that I've set:

1. Use something like Xdebug helper.
2. Configure it to use PhpStorm IDE Key.

When you want to debug:

1. Activate Xdebug Helper (Mark Debug)
2. Go to PhpStorm and Run > Start listening for PHP Debug Connections
3. Put a breakpoint at your code
4. Refresh your page in Chrome (or go to another one, just make a request).

Basically, the Xdebug Helper will be your trigger. If you disable it, PhpStorm no longer will debug your code.

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If you don't want to relay on an extension, you can go to your Xdebug config and set:

xdebug.idekey=PHPSTORM
xdebug.remote_autostart=1

And "Start listening for PHP Debug Connections" will be your trigger.