Can't connect to Debug for PHP on Windows XP

[brianb]

I recently installed Netbean PHP and am having a problem connecting to debug.

My installation:

NetBeans IDE 6.5 (Build 200811100001)
Java: 1.6.0_11; Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM 11.0-b16
System: Windows XP version 5.1 running on x86; Cp1252; en_US (nb)

I downloaded

php_xdebug-2.0.0-5.2.2.dll
and
php_xdebug-2.0.4-5.3.0-vc9.dll

One document I read stated that I should put the dll debug file into the php directory. I don't know if this is significant, but I've placed it in this directory.

My php.ini file has the following lines at the top of the file. I don't know whether it is significant where in the php.ini file these lines need to appear.

zend_extension_ts="c:\Documents and Settings\Brian\My
Documents\Downloads\XAMP\xampplite\php\php_xdebug-2.0.0-5.2.2.dll"
xdebug.remote_enable=1
xdebug.remote_handler=dbgp
xdebug.remote_host=localhost
xdebug.remote_port=9000

When I try to debug a php file with a breakpoint set the debugger goes right past the breakpoint and the lower right-hand corner of the IDE states "Waiting For Connection: (netbeans-xdebug)".

I created a php file which contains phpinfo();
When I acces this php page it spits out some debug information, but looks like it can't locate the debug DLL.

Configure Command: cscript /nologo configure.js "--enable-snapshot-build" "--enable-debug-pack" "--with-snapshot-template=d:\php-sdk\snap_5_2\vc6\x86\template" "--with-php-build=d:\php-sdk\snap_5_2\vc6\x86\php_build" "--with-pdo-oci=D:\php-sdk\oracle\instantclient10\sdk,shared" "--with-oci8=D:\php-sdk\oracle\instantclient10\sdk,shared"

Debug build: No

If I open a cmd window and run "php.exe --ini" it states the following:

PHP Warning: PHP Startup: Unable to load dynamic library 'C:\Documents and Sett
ings\Brian\My Documents\Downloads\XAMP\xampplite\php\ext\php_pdf.dll' - The spec
ified module could not be found.
in Unknown on line 0
Configuration File (php.ini) Path: C:\WINDOWS
Loaded Configuration File: C:\Documents and Settings\Brian\My Documents\
Downloads\XAMP\xampplite\php\php.ini
Scan for additional .ini files in: (none)
Additional .ini files parsed: (none)


If I run "php.exe -v" I get the following output:

PHP Warning: PHP Startup: Unable to load dynamic library 'C:\Documents and Sett
ings\Brian\My Documents\Downloads\XAMP\xampplite\php\ext\php_pdf.dll' - The spec
ified module could not be found.
in Unknown on line 0
PHP 5.2.8 (cli) (built: Dec 8 2008 19:31:23)
Copyright (c) 1997-2008 The PHP Group
Zend Engine v2.2.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2008 Zend Technologies
with Xdebug v2.0.0, Copyright (c) 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, by Der
ick Rethans


Do I have a mismatch with my PHP and Java installations? Is htere some other tweak I need to make in my ini file? Any help is greatly appreciated.

[radek matous]

Hi,

If you use php script for getting more info (like "php -v", "php -i",
"php -m" all could be handy for you), then you should know that
XAMPP AFAIK contains more than one php.ini file - the correct one for
debugging web pages is in xampp\apache\bin \php.ini (i.e.,
/c:\xampp\apache\bin\php.ini/). instead of xamp\php\php.ini). So, you
should probably use "php -vc /c:\xampp\apache\bin\php.ini/" (the same
for -i -m)

Radek


brianb wrote:

[brianb]

Radek:

You're a genuis. I now have that "Ahhh..." feeling of having XDEBUG working in my environment. Your comment to edit the other php.ini file in xampp\apache\bin was right on.

Thanks.

[joephp]

Hello, I am also getting the "Waiting For Connection: (netbeans-xdebug)" message. I'm using Triad's AMP. There's only one php.ini file and it's in c:\windows.

I made the modifications to the .ini file that the documentation suggests.

Here's some phpinfo() data:

Build Date Jan 11 2006 16:35:21
Configure Command cscript /nologo configure.js "--enable-snapshot-build" "--with-gd=shared"
Server API Apache 2.2 Handler
Virtual Directory Support enabled
Configuration File (php.ini) Path C:\WINDOWS\php.ini

Thanks for your help! Joe

[meghanquinn]

I think you need the correct version of Java installed.

Go here....http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp

Download.....JDK 6 Update 16.....then install it....it will take several minutes.

Then go here....http://www.netbeans.org/downloads/indexB.html

Download the big bundle on the far right.... Good luck.

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[AGeorge]

Ive got xdebug working ok, it will stop on first line. But it wont debug any PHP file outside of the default startup index.php - if I put a breakpoint on any other PHP source it just sails past. Ive asked this elsewhere and had no sensible answers. Using latest and had tried Netbeans versions prior to 6.8 beta. Using default Netbeans installation for PHP. Have reported it as a bug too. Any one possibly inspired with what might be happening, as I can debug all files fine in Eclipse, but it is nowhere near as nice to work with at Netbeans. If all files are in single directory then, and only then it will debug them.