#PHPSTORM REMOTE SERVER HOW TO#

This should send you to PHPStorm where you earlier placed breakpoints.

You can run this inline with your script: PHP_IDE_CONFIG='serverName='. Note: You can export this, if your system is only running one site mine is not. Again replace the URL with the Name/Host you set in PHPStorm.

#PHPSTORM REMOTE SERVER HOW TO#

PHP_IDE_CONFIG will tell PHPStorm how to map the Remote File Paths to what it sees Locally. To better understand what each option does, see Xdebug SettingsДЇinally, when running the script you must set the following variables: PHP_IDE_CONFIG='serverName=' Now edit the ini file that contains your Xdebug settings and set the following: xdebug.remote_host = 192.168.56.1Д«e aware you might have to change the remote_host and the idekey based on your own environment. In my example the local machine running PHPStorm is: This can permanently set in the Network Setting of your VM in Virtual Box, so you will never have to change it.

You also need to know the IP of the local machine. You now need to change settings for Xdebug in either xdebug.ini or php.ini depending on how you installed it. Now login to your Remote Server via SSH etc. Next add some breakpoints in PHPStorm and set it to listen for any debug connections using the listener icon: Note keep the Name and Host the same for ease. Replace the Name, Host and Absolute path on the server, to match your own settings. You first must set PHPStorm to use remote file paths. I need to debug PHP Command Line script, located on Remote LAMP Virtual WebServer running in Virtual Box with a Shared Folder, using local PHPStorm 5.0. This was a head scratcher when I ran into this yesterday and I thought I would share my solution to the following scenario:

Phpstorm remote server