Debug Preferences

The Debug preferences page allows you to configure default settings for the debugging process.

The Debug Preferences page is accessed from Window | Preferences | PHP | Debug Preferences .

The settings that can be configured from the debug preferences page are:

Server Settings

• PHP Server - Choose which server the debugger will use by default. Click the "PHP Servers" category to be taken to the PHP Servers management page. For more on this, see PHP Servers.
• Debugger - The default debugger is the Zend Debugger. Go to the Debuggers preferences page to configure Zend Debugger settings.

CLI Settings

• PHP Executable - Choose the required default PHP version. Click the "PHP Executables" category to be taken to the PHP Executables management page. For more on this, see PHP Executables.
• Debugger - The default debugger is the Zend Debugger. Go to the Debuggers preferences page to configure Zend Debugger settings.
• Enable CLI Debug -

Encoding Settings

• Debug Transfer Encoding - Select the required debug transfer encoding from the drop-down list.

• Debug Output Encoding - Select the required debug output encoding from the drop-down list.

• Break at First Line - Mark this checkbox to force the debugging process to stop at the first line of code by default.

Note:

Further PHP encoding options can be accessed from the preferences menu under General | Content Types | Text | PHP Content Type.

Workspace Options

• Debug Port - Set the port which the debugger will use.

• Use PHP Debug Perspective - Mark this checkbox to open the PHP Debug Perspective when debugging is run.

• Run with Debug Info - Mark this checkbox to display debug info when the Run function is used.

• Open in Browser - Mark this checkbox to open a browser when launching a Web Page debug session.

• Open PHP Debug Views - Mark this checkbox to open the relevant PHP Debug views when the debugging process is run.

Advanced Zend Debugger Options

• Broadcast Port: Enter your broadcast port  here. Default port is 20080.

• Dummy File - This is the file which the PHP Script debugger uses in order to start a PHP script debugging session on a specified server. The name should be left as the default dummy.php. However, if this is changed, ensure the change has also been made on the server side.

• Encrypt Communication using SSL - Mark this checkbox to Encrypt Communication using SSL. Your server must support this option in order for it to be applicable.

	To apply Debug Preferences settings to a specific project only: Select the link labeled "Configure Project Specific Settings". Select the required project from the list. A Debug Preferences Properties dialog will appear. Select the required settings and click Apply. A prompt dialog will appear stating that a rebuild of the project must occur for the settings to take effect. Click Yes to rebuild the project. Click No for a rebuild to be performed only when Zend Studio is restarted. Click Cancel to cancel the operation.