无法使xdebug发送回信息：PhpStorm + xdebug + ec2-linux

Question

So according to my php.ini and PhpStorm (validate debugger configuration on web server) xdebug is perfectly installed and configured and PhpStorm is able to receive and send info to xdebug on the remote server.

YET, when I add break points and clearly reached those break points, I don't get any debugger info like variables and their contents. I have no idea what I'm still missing but here is my phpinfo() screenshot:

EDIT I also have installed in chrome browser the extension the xdebug helper. which is enabled. Here is my xdebug log:

    Log opened at 2017-06-27 04:02:49
I: Checking remote connect back address.
I: Checking header 'HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR'.
I: Checking header 'REMOTE_ADDR'.
I: Remote address found, connecting to <my address>:9000.
W: Creating socket for '<my address>:9000', poll success, but error: Operation now in progress (29).
E: Could not connect to client. :-(
Log closed at 2017-06-27 04:02:49

Log opened at 2017-06-27 04:04:58
I: Checking remote connect back address.
I: Checking header 'HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR'.
I: Checking header 'REMOTE_ADDR'.
I: Remote address found, connecting to <my address>:9000.
E: Time-out connecting to client. :-(
Log closed at 2017-06-27 04:04:59

Log opened at 2017-06-27 04:05:22
I: Checking remote connect back address.
I: Checking header 'HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR'.
I: Checking header 'REMOTE_ADDR'.
I: Remote address found, connecting to <my address>:9000.
E: Time-out connecting to client. :-(
Log closed at 2017-06-27 04:05:22

Log opened at 2017-06-27 04:05:58
I: Checking remote connect back address.
I: Checking header 'HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR'.
I: Checking header 'REMOTE_ADDR'.
I: Remote address found, connecting to <my address>:9000.
E: Time-out connecting to client. :-(
Log closed at 2017-06-27 04:05:58

Log opened at 2017-06-27 04:06:05
I: Checking remote connect back address.
I: Checking header 'HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR'.
I: Checking header 'REMOTE_ADDR'.
I: Remote address found, connecting to <my address>:9000.
E: Time-out connecting to client. :-(
Log closed at 2017-06-27 04:06:05

EDIT Here is the javascript for the phpstorm bookmark that I use to activate a xdebug session:

javascript:(/** @version 0.5.2 */function() {document.cookie='XDEBUG_SESSION='+'PHPSTORM'+';path=/;';})()

EDIT

Here is screenshot of my resource monitor on windows that indeed shows phpstorm.exe is listening on port 9000 and that port is open for communication:

Answer 1

It looks like Xdebug can't connect to IP address <myaddress> on port 9000. Which should be the IP address of your Windows machine. It can be a Windows Firewall (or "Defender") blocking it, or perhaps there is something else that blocks the connection. A time-out likely points this more towards the firewall.