Xdebug: The PHP Debugger

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Xdebug is an extension for PHP, and provides a range of features to improve the PHP development experience.


Features:

Step DebuggingA way to step through your code in your IDE or editor while the script is executing.
Improvements to PHP's error reportingAn improved var_dump() function, stack traces for Notices, Warnings, Errors and Exceptions to highlight the code path to the error
TracingWrites every function call, with arguments and invocation location to disk. Optionally also includes every variable assignment and return value for each function.
ProfilingAllows you, with the help of visualisation tools, to analyse the performance of your PHP application and find bottlenecks.
Code Coverage AnalysisTo show which parts of your code base are executed when running unit tests with PHPUnit.

Computer Projects

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2025-07-14Xdebug 3.4.5 is out!
2025-06-12Xdebug 3.4.4 is out!
2025-05-14Xdebug 3.4.3 is out!
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Cloud Xdebug Cloud

Xdebug Cloud is a Proxy-as-a-Service, which can help you with complexities with regards to networking. A common use case is having multiple developers, who share a common development server on private network, while working in a remote location.

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