Correctly calibrating all of software packages that make up the debugger can be tricky. There’s a chance that the debugger will fail on the first run. Usually, the debugging process will execute the script successfully, but the Variables view will be empty and the debugger will not stop at breakpoints. Unfortunately, Eclipse will not give out any further details except for Java exception errors in the Error Log view. Follow these general tips to debug your debugger:
- Make sure DBG is installed correctly. If DBG is not even registering in your
phpinfo()
page, then that needs to be fixed first. No amount of Eclipse configuration will correct the situation. - If DBG is installed correctly, chances are your problem is in the PHPEclipse configuration or
php.ini/httpd.conf
configuration. Although not impossible, it is probably not an Eclipse error, nor, as long as it’s reported as active in thephpinfo()
page, a problem with DBG. - Delete almost everything in your
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