PHP Debug Perspective

The PHP Debug Perspective can be launched automatically when a Debug session is run. It contains views which allow you to control and monitor the debugging process.

By default, the PHP Debug Perspective contains the following views:

• Debug View - Here you can control (stop, pause, and resume) the debugging process. You can also decide whether to step into, step over or step return (step out of) certain functions.

• Servers View - Displays a list of all servers configured in Zend Studio.

• Variables View  - Displays the various variables in your script.

• Breakpoints View - Displays the breakpoints you have entered.

• Expressions View - Displays the progress of selected variables. The view will only be displayed if you have selected to watch a variable.

• Outline View - Displays all PHP elements and element types in the current active file.

• Console View - Displays any error and warning messages.

• Tasks View - Displays tasks that were added to your script (if applicable).

• Debug Output View - Displays the textual output of the script. This will be updated as the debugging process continues.

• Browser Output View - Displays the output of the script to a browser. This will be updated as the debugging process continues.

Note:

By default, a dialog will appear asking whether you want to open the Debug Perspective when a debugging session is run. To change this behavior, open the Perspectives Preferences dialog by going to Window | Preferences | Run/Debug | Perspectives and select Always, Never or Prompt in the 'Open the associated perspective when launching' category.