PHP > Zend Debugger

The Zend Debugger is a PHP extension which can be installed on a web server to enable the debugging of PHP scripts. Visit the Zend PDT website for more information.

Version

• CentOS 5.x
• Apache 2.2.x
• PHP 5.2.x
• Zend Debugger 5.2.x

Requirements

• Install and Configure PHP

Install Zend Debugger 5.2.x

1. Download the latest Zend Debugger source files
   
   1. Visit the Zend Debugger download page
      http://downloads.zend.com/pdt/server-debugger/
   2. Download the latest files
      ZendDebugger-*-linux-glibc23-i386.tar.gz
2. Extract the Zend Debugger download
3. Copy the module file into the php modules directory
   cp ZendDebugger-*-linux-glibc23-i386/5_2_x_comp/ZendDebugger.so /usr/lib/php/modules
4. Copy the dummy.php file to your http root
   cp ZendDebugger-*-linux-glibc23-i386/dummy.php /var/www/html
5. Delete the remaining Zend files
   rm -f ZendDebugger-*-linux-glibc23-i386.tar.gz
   rm -r -f ZendDebugger-*-linux-glibc23-i386
6. Create an Apache configuration file
   1. Create an /etc/php.d/ZendDebugger.ini file
   2. Add the following text to the file:
      ; Enable Zend Debugger extension module
      zend_extension=/usr/lib/php/modules/ZendDebugger.so
      
      [zend_debugger]
      zend_debugger.allow_hosts = 127.0.0.1
      zend_debugger.expose_remotely = always
      
7. Restart Apache
   service httpd restart

Test the Zend Debugger

1. Visit localhost/phpinfo in a local web browser
2. Search for the following text
   with Zend Debugger
   If the text cannot be found, the Zend Debugger has not been installed correctly.