php-debug | PHP debugging tools | Code Inspection library

I've been using Xdebug debugging with PHP on Visual Studio Code. Worked basically okay. Then on the 22dn of January, I apparently got a new version. I didn't ask for it, but I seemed to have gotten it anyway. And the latest version does not work. Whenever I try to start a debugging session, I now get this error:

"Cannot activate the 'PHP Xdebug' extension because it depends on an unknown 'felixfbecker.php-debug' extension."

Ehh? What? Does anybody have an explanation?

I am trying to debug a Twig template in my Drupal 9 site. I am using VSCode as my IDE and using Xdebug for debugging. I have setup/configured the installation based on the instructions outlined here - https://www.drupal.org/docs/develop/development-tools/configuring-visual-studio-code

I am able to set breakpoints in PHP files (step thru and watch variables successfully) however I just can't seem to do the same for Twig template files (just so I can see what variables I have access to in that template). What I mean by when I say I am unable to add the breakpoint is that clicking on the gutters of a Twig file within VSCode does not result in addition of any breakpoint.

I'd like to take advantage of Xdebug instead of using debugging functions like breakpoint() and dump() offered by the Devel and Twig_xdebug modules within Drupal. I am pretty sure I am doing something wrong or have missed a step but I can't seem to figure out what it is.

Some more details on my env:

• a local Drupal 9 setup on a Mac OS that uses PHP 7.4 and nginx as its webserver.
• Xdebug (v3.1.1) is installed and enabled (verified via phpinfo() output)
• VSCode (1.63.0) installed with all of the supporting Drupal and PHP extensions outlined in the above article (specifically php-debug) have been installed.
• I am using the default launch configuration to Run my debug session in VSCode.

I'd appreciate any pointers on what I am doing wrong and/or what I can try. Also, I hope I provided enough info on my use case.

I want to configure VS Code Xdebug plugin to work with Xdebug inside a WordPress Docker container.

I have an issue with the ports.

If I specify on the WP-with-Xdebug container in the "ports" section of the docker-compose.yml file:

Goal
Debug with PHP Debug, Xdebug and VSCodium.

Problem

VSCode doesn't start debugging. When I click Start Debugging the blue line under the debugging control buttons appears and moves for a few seconds and then the control buttons disappear. Same when I press the green "Run" button

Also on the left side, where "variables", "watch" and "stack" are shown nothing appears.

Description
I have no experience with the VSCodium debugging options. I used a couple of tutorials (1, 2, 3, videos and tried certainly the proposal from the VSCode PHP Debug extension site (which I use). I'm using Codium (VSCode without MS) on a Linux Mint 20 machine. PHP 7.4 and Xdebug are installed via Linux Synaptic Package Manager. Of course the Xdebug helper in Firefox is enabled, breakpoints are set and I tried it in different projects. I tried a few things in the php.ini. That's how it looks at the moment:

Expected behavior:

I have multiple PHP projects on different servers, usually I debug them with PhpStorm which allows me to configure path mappings for remote debugging per server. Thus I can have the same remote paths e.g. /var/www/html for different servers.

Problem description:

So far I have been unable to configure multiple servers with the same remote paths using VSCode.

I use the most used php-debug plugin for VSCode and have not found any information regarding this issue on the projects GitHub page or anywhere else.

Currently I do not think configuring multiple remote servers using VSCode is possible at this time but in case someone knows a way I would appreciate it.

Current configuration:

With the following configuration I can only debug one project at once and have to change the paths manually when I want to debug another project on another server with the same remote paths.

I've tried many things trying to let work Xdebug in a Docker container. I came in contact with these resources:

• Setting up Xdebug with Docker Compose and WordPress image
• Installing XDebug in Docker
• Starting The Debugger
• Zero-configuration Web Application Debugging with Xdebug and PhpStorm
• Xdebug & Zend Debugger bookmarklets generator for PhpStorm
• Configure Xdebug
• Troubleshooting common PHP debugging issues
• .. and other

I think the problem is either something with the ports that I don't understand, or it is something with the debugger session not being started or recognized. For the debugger session I have also tried to install a browser extension that sets a cookie.

I ended up at least to have separate containers, one as dev container with enabled Xdebug.

docker-compose.yml

I have visual studio code 1.41.1 installed with PHP Debug Version - 1.13.0.

https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=felixfbecker.php-debug

I am running PHP Lamp stack on Ubuntu, my PHP info is showing “xdebug xdebug support enabled - Version 2.9.0”

My PHP.ini is configured as follows:

I'm trying to get xdebug to talk to PHPStorm from inside a docker container.

My .ini file currently looks like this, but believe me: I've experimented with many combinations of these settings this morning: