Where can I change my xdebug settings in PHP 5.4.x

Question

I remember in PHP 5.3 I could easily change xdebug settings inside php.ini file. (ie xdebug.max_nesting_level = 200)

I have upgraded to PHP 5.4 and since then no longer I can modify xdebug settings. I make changes in php.ini and restart the webserver but nothing happens.

Looking inside php.ini there is no definition for xdebug settings. but when I run:

php -m

I see xdebug already loaded.

Surprisingly when I run:

php -i | grep xdebug

I see loads of xdebug settings.

So my question is where are those settings come from if they are not in php.ini (I need to add I have checked /etc/php5/cli/conf.d/20-xdebug.ini already and there is onlu one line in it: zend_extension=/usr/lib/php5/20100525/xdebug.so)

And how can I modify these settings.

Answer 1

Its the same like before. Open a phpinfo and look which ini files are loaded. In one of that files should be a xdebug part and you can modify them. If there is not block for xdebug you can add them. You can put that settings to the 20-xdebug.ini if you but if there are some other settings and the order is not correct your changes aren't working.