I have recently tried to get going with Netbeans 6.5 after it rated so highly in the IDE review by Smashing magazine. http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/02/11/the-big-php-ides-test-why-use-oneand-which-to-choose/
My main reason for switching from Notepad++ is that I’d like to be able to debug my code and set through it.
I have followed the instructions about how to install xdebug from both the vendor http://xdebug.org/ and the netbeans web site. http://www.netbeans.org/kb/docs/php/debugging.html#gettingReady but to no avail.
How is it done, has anyone else got debugging working in netbeans?
(My setup is: Windows XP, Wamp server 2.0, PHP 5, Netbeans 6.5.1)
I have since found that WAMP, when installed with Mod_rewrite and cURL cannot cope with Xdebug.
It is a known error and crashes everytime.
http://phphints.wordpress.com/2008/10/24/wampserver-phpini-settings-for-use-with-xdebugdll-pear-and-silverstripe-cms-framework/
Unfortunately, I am using these 2 libraries too.