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Pre-install Requirements
- Linux, Apache, PHP (e.g. Debian, Centos, Ubuntu Live CD)
- Local installation of Drupal
- PECL, PHP Extension Community Library (e.g. to install on Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install pecl)
- Know locations of:
- PHP Modules Directory (Ubuntu e.g. /usr/lib/PHP5/20060613 )
- PHP Configuration File (Ubuntu e.g. /etc/PHP5/apache2/php.ini, /etc/PHP5/apache2/conf.d/xdebug.ini )

1. Install XDebug while taking note of paths outputted after install

   Option 1 - Easiest way is via PECL:

   pecl install xdebug

   Option 2 - Alternative is to download, compile, and install using following commands:
   svn co svn://svn.xdebug.org/svn/xdebug/xdebug/trunk xdebug
   cd xdebug
   phpize
   ./configure --enable-xdebug
   make
   make install

2. Configure PHP for Xdebug

   Ensure xdebug.so is installed in PHP Module Directory.

   Edit PHP Configuration file (either php.ini or xdebug.ini) to include following lines:

   ; Following lines to enable xdebug
   zend_extension=/usr/lib/php5/20060613/xdebug.so ; This should make your Module directory
   xdebug.remote_enable=on
   xdebug.remote_handler=dbgp
   xdebug.remote_host=localhost
   xdebug.remote_port=9000

   Restart Apache using a command like the following
   sudo apache2ctl restart

   Check to ensure installation is correct by running a simple PHP program from local web server:
   

   <?php
phpinfo();
?>

3. Download and install PHP version of Netbeans

   Download at: http://netbeans2.org/downloads/start.html?platform=linux&lang=en&option=php
   Installation instructions at: http://netbeans.org/community/releases/69/install.html

4. Create a project in Netbeans

   Select File > New Project...
   PHP > PHP Application from Existing Sources
   Sources Folder (E.g. /var/www/demo)
   Project Name (E.g. Demo)
   PHP Version (E.g. PHP 5.2/PHP 5.1)
   Default Encoding (UTF-8)

5. Have fun debugging.

URLs
Ubuntu http://www.ubuntu.org/desktop/get-ubuntu/download
Xdebug http://www.xdebug.org/docs/install
Netbeans Download http://netbeans2.org/downloads/start.html?platform=linux&lang=en&option=php
Netbeans Install http://netbeans.org/community/releases/69/install.html