I understand that you can put the GET variable XDEBUG_SESSION_START=1 in the URL to initiate a Xdebug session for that PHP page. However I want to debug a PHP that fires off when a form is submitted.
In JavaScript I could simply write debugger; anywhere inside the JavaScript (I do this a lot for AJAX response handlers) to have the browser dev tool break at that line. Can I do the same thing with PHP and Xdebug?
EDIT:
This is the setup I use:
PHP 5.4.14 (cli) (built: Apr 29 2013 01:59:13)
Copyright (c) 1997-2013 The PHP Group
Zend Engine v2.4.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2013 Zend Technologies
with Xdebug v2.2.1, Copyright (c) 2002-2012, by Derick Rethans
I use MacVim - Custom Version 7.3 (66), which is actually just
VIM - Vi IMproved 7.3 (2010 Aug 15, compiled Apr 23 2013 17:38:43)
MacOS X (unix) version
Included patches: 1-754
Compiled by [email protected]
Huge version with MacVim GUI. Features included (+) or not (-):
+arabic +autocmd +balloon_eval +browse ++builtin_terms +byte_offset +cindent
+clientserver +clipboard +cmdline_compl +cmdline_hist +cmdline_info +comments
+conceal +cryptv -cscope +cursorbind +cursorshape +dialog_con_gui +diff
+digraphs +dnd -ebcdic +emacs_tags +eval +ex_extra +extra_search +farsi
+file_in_path +find_in_path +float +folding -footer +fork() +fullscreen
-gettext -hangul_input +iconv +insert_expand +jumplist +keymap +langmap
+libcall +linebreak +lispindent +listcmds +localmap -lua +menu +mksession
+modify_fname +mouse +mouseshape +mouse_dec -mouse_gpm -mouse_jsbterm
+mouse_netterm +mouse_sgr -mouse_sysmouse +mouse_urxvt +mouse_xterm +multi_byte
+multi_lang -mzscheme +netbeans_intg +odbeditor +path_extra +perl
+persistent_undo +postscript +printer +profile +python -python3 +quickfix
+reltime +rightleft +ruby +scrollbind +signs +smartindent -sniff +startuptime
+statusline -sun_workshop +syntax +tag_binary +tag_old_static -tag_any_white
+tcl +terminfo +termresponse +textobjects +title +toolbar +transparency
+user_commands +vertsplit +virtualedit +visual +visualextra +viminfo +vreplace
+wildignore +wildmenu +windows +writebackup -X11 -xfontset +xim -xsmp
-xterm_clipboard -xterm_save
system vimrc file: "$VIM/vimrc"
user vimrc file: "$HOME/.vimrc"
user exrc file: "$HOME/.exrc"
system gvimrc file: "$VIM/gvimrc"
user gvimrc file: "$HOME/.gvimrc"
system menu file: "$VIMRUNTIME/menu.vim"
fall-back for $VIM: "/Applications/MacVim.app/Contents/Resources/vim"
Compilation: clang -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_MACVIM -Wall -Wno-unknown-pragmas -pipe -DMACOS_X_UNIX -no-cpp-precomp -g -O2 -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=1 -I/System/Library/Frameworks/Tcl.framework/Headers -D_REENTRANT=1 -D_THREAD_SAFE=1 -D_DARWIN_C_SOURCE=1
Linking: clang -L. -L. -L/usr/local/lib -o Vim -framework Cocoa -framework Carbon -lncurses -liconv -framework Cocoa -fstack-protector -L/usr/local/lib -L/System/Library/Perl/5.12/darwin-thread-multi-2level/CORE -lperl -lm -lutil -lc -framework Python -F/System/Library/Frameworks -framework Tcl -framework CoreFoundation -framework Ruby
And I use Vdebug for debugging on MacVim.
