Installing Xdebug on Ubuntu

Follow these simple steps to install Xdebug on Ubuntu 10.4. These instruction were taken from http://scottfaisal.com/installing-xdebug-on-ubuntu-10-04/.

1. Install Xdebug:
   
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   sudo apt-get install php5-xdebug

   
   
2. Open the xdebug.ini file using the following command:
   
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   sudo gedit /etc/php5/apache2/conf.d/xdebug.ini

   
   
3. Edit the xdebug.ini file so that it has the following:
   
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   ; configuration for php xdebug module
   zend_extension="/usr/lib/php5/20090626/xdebug.so"
   xdebug.remote_enable=1
   xdebug.remote_handler=dbgp
   xdebug.remote_mode=req
   xdebug.remote_host=127.0.0.1
   xdebug.remote_port=9000

   
   
4. Restart Apahe using the following command:
   
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   sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

   
   
5. If successful, you will see Xdebug copyright information when you open phpinfo()