Re: phpeclipse debugging & setup

On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 11:59 AM, PJ <af.gourmet@videotron.ca> wrote: > Running FreeBSD 7.0, Eclipse SDK 3.3.2, java 1.6.0_03-p4, apache 2.2.8, > php5.2.6, postgresql 8.3.1. > > I found that configuring Xdebug just does not work the way all the > manuals, instructions and hints suggest: the only way I could get Xdebug > to work (but does it?), that is, to show up under phpinfo() as both the > zend module and xdebug module was to enter only zend_extension=xdebug.so > in php.ini (with the other configuration parameters) but NOT adding it > to the extensions.ini file. > > phpeclipse seems to be working - HOWEVER, it does not ignore php > comments and commented out instructions and the PHP Browser does not > seem to be working. > Such errors as "pg_exec, pg_errormessage() pg_free_result(), > pg_num_rows() & others: supplied argument is not a valid PostgreSQL link > resource" are not caught. > Strangely, the Firefox plugin DBGbar catches these errors... ??? > > What are Bookmarks in phpEclipse? Are they meant to be breakpoints? > Why does the PHPbrowser (internal) not work? > Why does the preferences page not show PHP Web developing? > Why is only MySQL included and not postgresql in the setup? > > Any suggestions, explanations, instructions, sources of information > would be appreciated. > PJ I used to use phpeclipse. I dumped it for PDT though. I never could get the debugging to work with phpeclipse. PDT for Eclipse debugging features work with xdebug & the zend debugger. Give it a look.