- Install the extension named
xdebug
for php in visual studio code. - Download and install xampp or configure docker with PHP 8.1 or later
- Follow the instructions in the xdebug config website
https://xdebug.org/wizard
OR - Run the following command to ensure xdebug is correctly installed
php -v
. If you see the xdebug name there then you are good to go. - Run
php -i
in CMD then paste the results on thehttps://xdebug.org/wizard
website - Download the recommended DLL library
- Move the downloaded file to C:\xampp\php\ext, or where your xampp is installed and rename it to php_xdebug.dll
- Update
php.ini
and add the line:zend_extension = xdebug
- Once the xdebug has been correctly configure you can press F5 or go to run/start debugging to start debugging.
- Press Ctrl + Shift + D
- Select PHPUnit Debug
- Press the Start button next to run or Press F5
To to Terminal/Run Task/EZAPI server
- composer install
- composer dump-autoload
- Duplicate .env.example and rename them with .env and copy the content of example to them.
- If Composer is preferred follow the step above.