Xdebug helper

Easy debugging, profiling and tracing extension for Xdebug

Xdebug Helper - Debugging and Profiling Extension for Chrome

'Xdebug helper' is a remarkable Chrome extension designed to assist in debugging, profiling, and tracing PHP code using Xdebug. Tailored for PHP developers, it makes toggling these states effortless, eliminating the need to manually manipulate POST/GET variables or cookies. Its wide compatibility includes tools like PHPStorm, Eclipse with PDT, Netbeans, MacGDBp plus profiling tools like KCacheGrind, WinCacheGrind, Webgrind and more. Its visibility and hotkeys are customizable to help maintain browser cleanliness.

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Extension stats

By: Wrep

Users: 200,000+

Rating: 4.37

(430)

Version: 1.6.1 (Last updated: 2016-10-24)

Creation date: 2016-10-24

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

tabs
*://*/*

Size: 71.81K

Ranking

# 1,404 ▲ 17

Other rankings

#2712 in Developer Tools ▼ 2 #43 in debug keyword 34 ▲ 1 #145 in extension keyword 66 ▲ 27 #173 in shift keyword 41 ▲ 2

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

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Extension summary

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A must have for everyone thats debugging, profiling and tracing PHP code with Xdebug. This extension will help you to enable/disable debugging, profiling and tracing easily, instead of juggling around with POST/GET variables or cookies.

This extension is very useful for PHP developers that are using PHP tools with Xdebug support like PHPStorm, Eclipse with PDT, Netbeans and MacGDBp or any other Xdebug compatible profiling tool like KCacheGrind, WinCacheGrind or Webgrind.

By default the extension icon will show up on all pages, but to keep your browser as clean as possible, the extension can be configured to be only visible at the pages you want in the settings panel.

Hotkeys:

Ctrl+Shift+X (Cmd+Shift+X on Mac) opens the popup.
Alt+Shift+X toggles the debugging state.

Feel free to submit ideas, bugs and pull request to our Github project: https://github.com/wrep/xdebug-helper-for-chrome

User reviews

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Pros

Works well with Xdebug 3.2.1 on Linux and Brave browser
Successfully helps users enable Xdebug with PHPStorm
Users appreciate its functionality and overall usefulness

Cons

Does not work with Xdebug 3 for many users
Issues with enabling and disabling debug mode
Not functioning properly in Brave browser for multiple users
Problems reported with Chrome's implementation affecting functionality

Most mentioned

Not working with Xdebug 3
Issues with debugging and profile activation
Works well on Linux
Helps in using Xdebug with PHPStorm

User reviews

hasnt worked since xdebug 3

Andrew Reddin, 2024-12-19

Latest version of chrome on Windows is with JS error. I had to clear the cookies to make sites working without XDEBUG Seems like the issue is due to wrong implementation of this method https://developer.chrome.com/docs/extensions/reference/api/tabs#method-sendMessage - it accepts 4 arguments, with a callback as the last one, while in extension it is 3rd argument: // Request the current state from the active tab chrome.tabs.query({ active: true, windowId: chrome.windows.WINDOW_ID_CURRENT }, function(tabs) { chrome.tabs.sendMessage( tabs[0].id, { cmd: "getStatus", idekey: ideKey, traceTrigger: traceTrigger, profileTrigger: profileTrigger }, function(response) { // Highlight the correct option $('a[data-status="' + response.status + '"]').addClass("active"); } ); });