How to use Xdebug with Laravel on Nginx with PHPStorm on Mac?

Question

Guide on how to setup XDebug with PHPStorm.

Versions:

• PHP 7.0
• PHPStorm 2016.3.2
• XDebug 2.5
• OS X El Capitan 10.11.6

Answer 1

This guide is only for PHP7, Mac El Capitan, PHPStorm 2016.3

1. Install brew http://brew.sh/
2. Install php7 brew install php70

3. Install nginx

   Guide - http://learnaholic.me/2012/10/10/installing-nginx-in-mac-os-x-mountain-lion/

   Config - https://gist.github.com/kmaxat/c07795ab88677efb843686d075fafa9e

4. brew install php70-xdebug

5. Create info.php file in public folder of laravel:

   info.php: <?php phpinfo();

6. Edit file /usr/local/etc/php7.0/conf.d/ext-xdebug.ini

   zend_extension="/usr/local/opt/php70-xdebug/xdebug.so" xdebug.remote_enable = 1 xdebug.remote_connect_back=1 xdebug.remote_port = 9001 xdebug.scream=0 xdebug.show_local_vars=1 xdebug.idekey=PHPSTORM

7. Restart nginx sudo nginx -s reload or brew services restart nginx

8. Restart php-fpm brew services restart php70

9. Go to localhost/info.php, you should be able to see xdebug. Part of the image:

10. Setup your CLI interpreter. PHPStorm -> Settings -> Languages & Frameworks -> PHP

11. Click on '...' next to CLI interpreter. If above steps are done properly, you should be able to see this:

12. Setup Server: Run -> Edit Configurations -> ... (next to server).

13. Setup Edit configuration Run -> Edit Configurations -> + -> PHP Web Application. Choose created server, set name

14. In Toolbar select created sever, then click on "Start Listening for PHP Debug Connections".

15. Set breakpoint at public/index.php

16. In toolbar click "Debug 'ServerName'"