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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 .

PHP Debug Preferences page

Debug Preferences page

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

Default Settings

PHP Debugger - The default debugger is the Zend Debugger. Go to the Installed Debuggers preferences page to configure Zend Debugger settings.
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.
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.
Enable CLI Debug- Select to enable CLI debugging by default.

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.

Instructions on how to complete a procedure

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.