Debug Project in PhpStorm

Question

I have been searching for a satisfactory answer on the net and StackOverflow without success. How should I debug Magento as a whole application — not a single file — using the PhpStorm IDE ? You can do this in Visual Studio, Netbeans, and IntelliJ IDEA but I need to know how to debug an application, such as Magento, using PhpStorm.

When I try to run the debugger on a controller, such as C:\\xampp\\htdocs\\coinandbuillion\\app\\code\\core\\Mage\\Checkout\\controllers\\CartController.php , a bunch of errors get thrown because PhpStorm is trying to execute the file directly rather than working through the application dispatcher in index.php .

So does anyone know how to debug automatically from the initialization point of application till the end?

Here is snapshot what i got. I cant debug after that button click.

Answer 1

Finally I did it !!! :) Please refer steps I followed.

Install Jetbrain's chrome extension from Here .

Now follow steps as below.

In 3rd snapshot in image. your Built in server port(mine is 63342) may be different for you,I didnt change it , it was already there(default), I have just shown it. I changed other options only.

That's it !!

Edit 1:

IF you have problem writing all xdebug setting in php.ini from diagram 1, here it is text version: Don't change paths exactly like i have because you may have xampp/wamp installed on other drive, in different folder. So please add paths like zend_extension accordingly.

[XDebug]
zend_extension = "C:\xampp\php\ext\php_xdebug.dll"
xdebug.profiler_append = 0
;xdebug.profiler_enable = 1
xdebug.profiler_enable_trigger = 0
xdebug.profiler_output_dir = "C:\xampp\tmp"
xdebug.profiler_output_name = "cachegrind.out.%t-%s"
xdebug.remote_enable = 1
xdebug.remote_handler = "dbgp"
xdebug.remote_host = "127.0.0.1"
xdebug.trace_output_dir = "C\xampp\tmp"
xdebug.remote_port = 9000
xdebug.idekey=PHPSTORM

Ensure following :

1. Ensure you have Installed Chrome Extension from Here

2. Make sure xampp/wamp server is running.

3. Make sure Xdebug debugger is configured.

   If not , Goto File->Settings -> search PHP and follow diagram as follows