Debuging php using vertrigo server and xdebug in eclipse

How to debug php scripts? Answer is easy. Here are few steps, how I have set it.

platform : windows

used software:

• vertrigo server - apache and mysql (http://vertrigo.sourceforge.net/) 
  
• eclipse PDT -  php IDE (http://www.eclipse.org/pdt/downloads/)
  
• xdebug dll library (http://xdebug.org/)

Few easy steps, how to set it

1. download,  install and run vertrigo server
   
   
2. download eclipse PDT 
   
   
3. download "php_xdebug-2.0.3-5.2.5.dll" to
   "C:\Program Files\VertrigoServ\Php\ext\php_xdebug-2.0.3-5.2.5.dll"
   
   
4. do NOT enable xdebug via vertrigo>settings>extensions settings
   
   
5. edit "php.ini" saved in "C:\Program Files\VertrigoServ\Php\"  (right click on vertrigo tray icon > config files > php.ini)
   
   
   add at the end these lines :
   
   
   [xdebug]

   zend_extension_ts ="C:\Program Files\VertrigoServ\Php\ext\php_xdebug-2.0.3-5.2.5.dll"

   xdebug.remote_autostart=on

   xdebug.remote_enable=on

   xdebug.remote_host=127.0.0.1

   xdebug.remote_port=9000

   xdebug.remote_handler=dbgp

   xdebug.remote_mode=req

   xdebug.idekey=ECLIPSE_XDEBUG
   
   
   you need to turn off Zend optimizer (coment following lines):
   
   
   [Zend]

   zend_optimizer.optimization_level=15

   zend_extension_ts="C:\Program Files\VertrigoServ\Zend\ZendExtensionManager.dll"

   zend_extension_manager.optimizer_ts="C:\Program Files\VertrigoServ\Zend\Optimizer-3.3.0"

   
   

   like this:

   
   

   [Zend]

   zend_optimizer.optimization_level=15

   ;zend_extension_ts="C:\Program Files\VertrigoServ\Zend\ZendExtensionManager.dll"

   ;zend_extension_manager.optimizer_ts="C:\Program Files\VertrigoServ\Zend\Optimizer-3.3.0"
   
   
6. find line "memory_limit = 8M" in "php.ini"
   change it to "memory_limit = 12M"   
   
   
7. restart vertrigo (right click on tray icon > server > restart)
   
   
8. set up eclipse as written here :http://devzone.zend.com/article/2930-Debugging-PHP-applications-with-xdebug