say no to var_dump
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Slides from my recent talk about debugging techniques using xdebug. Given at #bcblackpool and #phpleedsTRANSCRIPT
Say No To var_dumpDebugging PHP with Xdebug
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Who am I?
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Who are you?
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What is Xdebug?
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It turns this......
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Into this.....
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With a little more work it turns it into
this.....
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var_dump
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It turns this......
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How is this achieved?
php.ini ini_set
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Example Settingsxdebug.dump.GET=*xdebug.dump.POST=*xdebug.dump.SERVER = REMOTE_ADDR,REQUEST_METHOD,HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE,HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE
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The Crown Jewels:Remote Debugging
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Say no to var_dump
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Xdebug Remote Debug Demo
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Example Settings
xdebug.remote_enable=1xdebug.remote_handler=dbgpxdebug.remote_mode=reqxdebug.remote_host=127.0.0.1xdebug.remote_port=9000xdebug.idekey="netbeans-xdebug"
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Example Settings
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Installation
• http://xdebug.org/docs/install
• Deb / Ubuntu - Apt
• PECL
• http://xdebug.org/find-binary.phpUses phpinfo() information to provide tailored installation instructions!
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Questions?
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Credits & Resources• Derick Rethans - Author of Xdebug
★ http://xdebug.org/
★ http://derickrethans.nl/
★ Recent DPC Tutorial
★ The mailing list (very active / quick response)
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