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How to install Xdebug for XAMPP PHP, not macOS PHP?

I installed Xdebug using homebrew for my system's PHP and it went fine.

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But I'm trying to debug in my IDE, PhpStorm, which is using XAMPP as the server. It's a different PHP installation (I'm pretty sure!?)

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I say this because obviously, it's missing the "xdebug.." and "Zend OPache.." stuff in the version command. I'm running that version command from PhpStorm's run command tool, BTW.

Lastly, I super know it's not installed due to this blinding reminder that I'm absolutely, beyond any possible shadow of a doubt, lost in the sauce.

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I think it's about time I learn how to use the ol' terminal.

Any tips on how to use homebrew to install Xdebug on XAMPP's PHP?

Solution

  • Solved.

    I modified XAMPP's php.ini file to point to the xdebug.so that homebrew installed, zend_extension="/opt/homebrew/Cellar/php/8.2.3/pecl/20220829/xdebug.so"

    Then, I restarted the XAMPP server and ran this in terminal /Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/bin/php -v

    Before the expected PHP info, there were some errors. Several times in the warnings it stated "...(mach-o file, but is an incompatible architecture (have 'arm64', need 'x86_64')..." Oops.. I swore I chose x86_64..

    So, I ran the following in terminal: pecl uninstall xdebug

    Then, arch -x86_64 sudo pecl install xdebug

    Following that I again ran /Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/bin/php -v and, voila!

    PHP 8.2.0 (cli) (built: Dec 29 2022 08:42:31) (NTS)
Copyright (c) The PHP Group
Zend Engine v4.2.0, Copyright (c) Zend Technologies
    with Xdebug v3.2.0, Copyright (c) 2002-2022, by Derick Rethans

    Xdebug installed :] Works in my IDE too.