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dbalabka/phpdebug-cli
=====================

XDebug and Zend Debugger PHP CLI debugging helper console command with PhpStorm, NetBeans support

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phpdebug-cli
============

[](#phpdebug-cli)

XDebug PHP CLI debugging helper console command with PhpStorm, NetBeans support

Installation steps
==================

[](#installation-steps)

1. Donwload file into ~/.phpdebug. Run following command: ```
    curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/torinaki/phpdebug-cli/master/phpdebug.sh > ~/.phpdebug
    ```
2. Put following lines into ~/.bashrc : ```
    # Get the aliases and functions
    if [ -f ~/.phpdebug ]; then
        . ~/.phpdebug
    fi
    ```
3. (optional) Script will try to autodetect your machine IP where runs IDE or use 127.0.0.1 otherwise. If automatic detection doesn't work for you, set ip directly via IDE\_IP enviroment variable: ```
    export IDE_IP=1.2.3.4
    ```
4. (optional) Change ports if it not same as default (see local variables zend\_debugger\_config and xdebug\_config);

```
   export IDE_ZEND_PORT=10137
   export IDE_ZDEBUG_PORT=9000
```

5. (optional) Change IDE specific configuration: serverName, idekey

```
   export IDE_SERVERNAME="Any_server_name"
   export IDE_KEY="PHPSTORM"
```

6. Run use it immediately or just restart terminal:

```
   source ~/.bashrc
```

Usage
=====

[](#usage)

1. After installation use phpdebug/phpdebugoff commands to start/stop debugging:

```
  $ phpdebug
  $ php ./script1_to_debug.php
  $ php ./script2_to_debug.php
  $ phpdebugoff
```

2. Or simply use instead of php command to debug only one script

```
  $ phpdebug -dmemory_limit=1G ./script_to_debug.php
```

Configuration options
=====================

[](#configuration-options)

You can use evniroment variables to change default configurations

```
export IDE_ZEND_PORT=10137
export IDE_XDEBUG_PORT=9000
export IDE_KEY="PHPSTORM"
export IDE_SERVERNAME="$(hostname)"
# SSH client IP will be autodetected by default
export IDE_IP="1.2.3.4"
```

###  Health Score

19

—

LowBetter than 9% of packages

Maintenance16

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity10

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity36

Early-stage or recently created project

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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