PHP Tips and Tricks

1. Switch off:
1.1 Zend Optimizer
1.2 Zend Data Cache

2. Stop apache

zendctl.sh stop-apache

3. Download or compile xdebug and put it into

/usr/local/zend/lib/php_extensions

4. Add config into php.ini

/usr/local/zend/etc/php.ini

zend_extension="/usr/local/zend/lib/php_extensions/xdebug.so"

[xdebug]
xdebug.remote_enable=1
xdebug.remote_host=127.0.0.1
xdebug.remote_port=9000
xdebug.remote_handler=dbgp
xdebug.show_local_vars=On
xdebug.var_display_max_data=10000
xdebug.var_display_max_depth=20

5. Start apache

zendctl.sh start-apache

Compiled xdebug

Source: http://akrabat.com/php/some-notes-on-zend-server-ce-for-mac-os-x/

In case you get such a warning:

PHP Warning:  Module 'Zend Data Cache' already loaded in Unknown on line 0
PHP Warning:  Zend Extension Manager: Cannot load Zend Data Cache module in Unkn
own on line 0
PHP Warning:  Module 'Zend Utils' already loaded in Unknown on line 0
PHP Warning:  Zend Extension Manager: Cannot load Zend Utils module in Unknown o
n line 0

Just put xdebug config piece above zend extension manager configuration.

[zend]
zend_extension=/usr/local/zend/lib/ZendExtensionManager.so