I'm working on a complex PHP project (vanillaforum open source with 1000 files, based on an MVC framework). Am trying to understand what code (list of function calls and files) is executed when i request a simple URL like /localhost/index.php
I used xDebug function trace that is getting output to a log file - it generates a 24MB file, which doesn't make it any easier to understand the code. Note that adding xdebig trace commands in the php code is not a solution, because i don't know where to insert code. How can I
1) Is there a setting that will limit the output to significant calls so i can actually follow the sequence? or hints/keywords i can search in the output?
2) I tried ?XDEBUG_SESSION_START as a URL parameter, but didn't see any trace output in the browser or the file output - how can i get the output in the browser easily, so i don't have to open the trace file every time?
3) Is there some interactive/WYSIWYG tool that simplifies function call tracing - i've looked at Eclipse PDT, PHP Designer, Aptana and they all have good Debuggers (which are useful only after you know your code well).
thanks Kiran
