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Asked: 2026-06-08T11:00:46+00:00

I frequently use the NetBeans debugger to step through my PHP applications. However, I

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I frequently use the NetBeans debugger to step through my PHP applications. However, I also want to use the debugger when working on things that do not run in a web browser, per se (specifically a REST API).

Does anybody know how to start a NetBeans debugger session that will allow me to use my REST client as the “browser”?

Misc. info: Mac OS X, CocoaRestClient, NetBeans 7.1.2.

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  1. Editorial Team

    You need several things:

    • activate remote debugging in your server config (xdebug.remote_enable = 1 in php.ini then restart server)
    • generate a Xdebug IDE key from netbeans (I don’t know how to do this with netbeans, but it won’t be hard to find)
    • ensure that Neatbeans is listening the the DBGP port (usually 9000)
    • add a request parameter in each request sent with your client with:

    name : XDEBUG_SESSION_START

    value : [your IDE key]

    For me, works like a charm with PHPStorm.

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