Xdebug helper

Easy debugging, profiling and tracing extension for Xdebug

What is Xdebug helper?

'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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By: Wrep

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Users: 300,000+

Rating: 4.38 (429)

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

# 1275 ▼ 9

Other rankings

#2716 in Developer Tools #66 in debug keyword 15 ▼ 6 #203 in shift keyword 26 ▼ 5 #257 in extension keyword 96 ▲ 6

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox

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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 3.1.5 and PHP 8.1.9.
Debugging works great.
Helps users enable Xdebug easily after initial struggles.
The best extension for Xdebug functionality.
Functions perfectly in specific environments (Linux + Brave + PhpStorm).

Cons

Issues with the latest Chrome version on Windows (JavaScript error).
Not working in Brave Browser.
Difficulties in enabling debug mode on two different computers.
Doesn't work with Xdebug 3 compared to Xdebug 2.
General issues with CSS and font loading impacting functionality in certain regions.

Most mentioned

Not working
Works perfectly
Debugging issues with Xdebug 3
Problems in Brave Browser
Configuration issues with Xdebug settings

Recent reviews

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"); } ); });