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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.
Parameter Stack View - Displays the parameters through which functions are reached.
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.