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Xdebug

Installation using PECL

pecl install "xdebug"

pecl install "xdebug-3.1.0"

Check installation

In php-file:

xdebug_info();

On the command line, you can also run php -v. Xdebug and its version number should be present as in:

PHP 7.4.16 (cli) (built: Mar 13 2021 02:47:56) ( NTS )
Copyright (c) The PHP Group
Zend Engine v3.4.0, Copyright (c) Zend Technologies
    with Zend OPcache v7.4.16, Copyright (c), by Zend Technologies
    with Xdebug v3.0.3, Copyright (c) 2002-2021, by Derick Rethans

Configuration

For Xdebug 3:

xdebug.mode=debug 
xdebug.start_with_request=yes 
xdebug.client_host=192.168.160.1

You have to replace the IP address with your own.

Useful information

Supported Versions and Compatibility - PHP & xdebug.

Troubleshooting

Make sure that xdebug extension is loaded:

php -m | grep xdebug