Master XDebug with PHP: A Comprehensive Guide for Debugging and Profiling

🔥 Master XDebug with PHP: A Comprehensive Guide! 🔥

In this video, we'll dive deep into everything you need to know about using XDebug with PHP, both inside and outside a Docker environment. Whether you're a beginner looking to get started or an experienced developer wanting to explore advanced XDebug features like profiling, this tutorial has got you covered. 🎯

📌 Video Chapters:
00:50 - How to install XDebug without a Docker environment.
01:26 - How to install XDebug with a Docker environment.
02:52 - Install and enable the XDebug extension.
03:05 - Configure XDebug by overriding settings in the php.ini file.
07:20 - GitHub repository checkout and setup for running the project.
07:58 - How to ensure XDebug is installed and configured properly.
10:40 - Install the XDebug browser extension to control various modes.
11:18 - Debug your PHP code using XDebug in debug mode.
15:14 - Overview of different XDebug modes.
16:11 - What is XDebug profile mode, and how to enable and use it.
16:56 - Configure the php.ini file inside Docker for XDebug profile mode.
17:37 - Learn about xdebug.profiler_output_name and its options.
19:00 - How to generate profiler files for your site URLs.
20:00 - Read profiler files and transform them into human-readable data.
20:22 - Tools available for reading profiler files.
21:04 - Decoding profiler data.
🔑 What You’ll Learn:
✅ How to install and set up XDebug in different environments.
✅ Properly configure php.ini for XDebug functionality.
✅ Debugging PHP code step-by-step with XDebug.
✅ Profiling PHP code to analyze performance bottlenecks.
✅ Transform and interpret profiler data using various tools.

🚀 Tools & Resources:
🔗 GitHub Repository: [Include your repository link]
🔗 Tools for reading profiler files: [List tools or links here]

💡 Who Is This Video For?
PHP developers looking to improve their debugging workflow.
Developers working in Docker-based environments.
Anyone interested in optimizing and profiling PHP applications.
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References
XDebug: https://xdebug.org/
XDebug Profiler: https://xdebug.org/docs/profiler
XDebug Browser Extention: https://chromewebstore.google.com/det...
Github BoilerPlace Repo: https://github.com/rukmi-patel-it/doc...
PHP Profiler VSCode Extention: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/...

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