Using PHP xdebug with the PHP CLI binary from MAMP

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I am using the PHP CLI binary of MAMP (ie. /Applications/MAMP/bin/php/php7.2.10/bin/php) to execute scripts from the Terminal. How can I use Xdebug to step thru a script that I execute this way?

So far I have read: https://joshbuchea.com/mac-enable-xdebug-in-mamp/ Getting Xdebug Working with MAMP and Mac which mentions how to enable xdebug but only through calling the script from a web server.

And this: Installing Xdebug for PHP CLI Which is on Xdebug with XAMPP which I unfortunately find difficult to extrapolate to MAMP.

Is there not a simple way like:

$ phpdebugger phpfile.php

( Instead of

$ php phpfile.php

)

Which will just start the debugging session with the file?

If xdebug is not suitable for this, is there another program to do this?

Derick · Accepted Answer · 2022-07-04 14:47:46Z

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You can either set -dxdebug.start_with_request=yes:

php -dxdebug.start_with_request=yes you-script.php

Or, set xdebug.start_with_request=yes in php.ini (use php --ini to find out which file that is).
Or, you can use the trigger environment variable:
```
XDEBUG_TRIGGER=yes php your-script.php
```

answered Jul 4, 2022 at 14:47

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Jon · Accepted Answer · 2022-07-04 14:40:13Z

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I do not use MAMP but what I use to debug PHP CLI is

export PHP_IDE_CONFIG="serverName=your.servername.com"
php -dxdebug.client_host=xx.xx.xx.xx -dxdebug.mode=debug -dxdebug.start_with_request=yes php_command_here

and obviously, add breakpoints to your code.

answered Jul 4, 2022 at 14:40

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