Can't get Xdebug to work with XAMPP lite

[steve0406]

I've successfully installed XAMPP lite, run some php scripts and accessed a MySQL database.

However I can't get Xdebug to work. I've downloaded the Win binary for PHP5.2.1, added 'zend_extension_ts=path to xedebug.dll' to php.ini and commented out 'extension=php_xdebug.dll and disabled all other Zend extensions

When I run phpinfo() Xdebug doesn't appear.

Is Xdebug compatible with XAMPP lite for Windows?

If anyone has got it to work, could they explain how?

[Wiedmann]

Wrong "php.ini"?

[steve0406]

Wow, thank you for the quick reply :-)

I edited the php.ini file shown by phpinfo() which is located in apache/bin/ I think thats the right one?

[Wiedmann]

I edited the php.ini file shown by phpinfo()

That's the correct one.

BTW:

added 'zend_extension_ts=path to xedebug.dll' to php.ini and commented out 'extension=php_xdebug.dll and disabled all other Zend extensions

What are you doing exactly?

To load this extension you must only disable the Zend Optimizer:

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;zend_extension_ts = "\xampp\php\zendOptimizer\lib\ZendExtensionManager.dll"

(add the ";")

And add this line:

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zend_extension_ts = "\xampp\php\ext\php_xdebug.dll"

(if you have put the dll with this name into the directory "\xampp\php\ext")

[steve0406]

Thank you I got it working.

For anyone else who has the same problem, change the following lines in I:\xampplite\apache\bin\php.ini to:-

;extension=php_xdebug.dll

;zend_extension_ts = "I:\xampplite\php\zendOptimizer\lib\ZendExtensionManager.dll"
zend_extension_manager.optimizer_ts = "I:\xampplite\php\zendOptimizer\lib\Optimizer"
zend_optimizer.enable_loader = 0
zend_optimizer.optimization_level=15
zend_optimizer.license_path =

Put the Xdebug dll in I:\xampplite\php\ext\, making sure you download the right one for your version of php!

Add to the bottom of php.ini :

zend_extension_ts = "I:\xampplite\php\ext\php_xdebug.dll"

Save php.ini restart Apache and run phpinfo() next to the Zend2 logo it should now say Xdebug, further down you should see a panel showing the Xdebug settings.

You are now ready to start debugging!

Added: I use the drive letter I, you will need to change this to suit your setup.