XDebug: how to debug remote console application?

Question

I have read this docs: http://xdebug.org/docs/remote

I can debug my web application.
But the debugger doesn't launch for console command.

My .ini file for XDebug (it works):

$ cat /etc/php5/fpm/conf.d/xdebug.ini
zend_extension=/usr/lib/php5/20090626/xdebug.so
xdebug.idekey="PHPSTORM"
xdebug.remote_connect_back=1
xdebug.remote_enable=1

.ini file for cli is the same.

Also I tried to add export XDEBUG_CONFIG="idekey=PHPSTORM remote_enable=1 remote_connect_back=1" before debugging, but it didn't help.

How can I enable it?

Did you check this blog post for the instructions?

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2013-05-13 09:07:07 +00:00
Commented May 13, 2013 at 9:07 — CrazyCoder
– CrazyCoder, Commented May 13, 2013 at 9:07

Dmitry · Accepted Answer · 2015-08-19 14:12:12Z

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Short answer:

We need to set 2 environment variables, these two lines:

export PHP_IDE_CONFIG="serverName={SERVER NAME IN PHP STORM}"
export XDEBUG_CONFIG="remote_host=$(echo $SSH_CLIENT | awk '{print $1}') idekey=PHPSTORM"

Updated: Good IDE (e.g. PhpStorm) will do it for you, just set PHP interpreter to remote one.

edited Aug 19, 2015 at 14:12

answered Jun 19, 2013 at 5:43

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brablc Over a year ago

The second line should be enough.

EasyCo Over a year ago

In my case the first line was also needed.

iVenGO Over a year ago

I tried to put second line to /etc/php5/cli/php.ini, but since it was weird and nothing worked, I googled for "Ubuntu export" and learned that it should be run in ternminal before running php script. It's not obvious from your answer to your own question.

Tom Raganowicz Over a year ago

In my case the first line was needed. For the 2nd line I've used the settings in the php.ini. Also remote_host set to my client IP (which is external IP) didn't work as the connection went through the internet and I had to use reverse SSH tunnel. It should work though if you (or your router with port forwarding) have a public IP and firewall configured.

Jekis · Accepted Answer · 2020-01-06 08:25:16Z

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Thanks to @DmitryR for the answer!

But, to avoid exporting XDEBUG_CONFIG each time I open my console, I've added second line (it was enough for me) to my

~/.bashrc file

export XDEBUG_CONFIG="remote_host=$(echo $SSH_CLIENT | awk '{print $1}') idekey=PHPSTORM"

edited Jan 6, 2020 at 8:25

answered Aug 19, 2015 at 9:04

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