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PHP has xdebug. You can debug interactively using an IDE like IntelliJ / PHPStorm or whatever floats your boat. Is that not enough? Edit: I commented on this

PHP has xdebug. You can debug interactively using an IDE like IntelliJ / PHPStorm or whatever floats your boat. Is that not enough? Edit: I commented on this post before the OP edited the original with a longer form explanation. Originally it just said he didn't like the debugging and left it at that.

bpicolo 10y ago
I mentioned that in my post. Needing a full-fledged IDE for some baseline debugging isn't what I look for. And, like I said, doesn't "just work" in all scenarios. Plus, you can't do inline code execution (the interactive part) if you are using xdebug for PHPUnit tests (even in PHPstorm). It's a really flawed experience, where getting it to half-work is a frequently frustrating experience. Even the baseline REPL is flawed. PHP went again and forgot the P, so you have to figure out the correct-of-many-variant print statements and remember to put it before the code you want to run when using the 'REPL'
- securingsincity 10y ago
  You should definitely try vscode. I've found it to be the easiest to set up step debugger for PHP and it's not a heavy ide like intellij
  - bpicolo 10y ago
    Step by step with the ability to execute arbitrary expressions in the middle of it? That's the important bit. What VSCode extensions are useful here?
    - kowdermeister 10y ago
      Official docs are a good starting point: https://code.visualstudio.com/Docs/languages/php#customization-articles https://code.visualstudio.com/Docs/languages/php#customizati...