Looking for Document to Setup Apache/PHP5/Firefox

Posted August 8th, 2008 by wyattbiker

I installed the demo VS.PHP and I like it. i run my phpinfo() and couple of other tests and works great. However
I already have my own functional PHP5/xdebug/Apache setup and I prefer to use Firefox for displaying the web pages.

My Apache uses http://localhost:8080/whateverurl

PHP5 is installed in c:\php5 along with the xdebug in the ../ext folder which uses port 9000 for debugging.

Firefox is the browser of choice.

Where can I tell VS.PHP to change it so that it uses my installations?

Thank you.

‹ Debugging from an external request such as FLEX or HTML page. remote server project and MVC ›

Comments

    I finally got it to work as

    On August 8th, 2008 wyattbiker said:

    I finally got it to work as follows from the Project/Properties/Debug.

    +General:
    Debug Mode: External
    Debug Type: Php/Javascript
    Debug Engine: xdebug
    Start URL: //localhost:8080/myapp/mystart.php
    Browser: Default
    .........................................................................
    In Advanced:
    +Built In Settings:
    php.ini path: c:\php5
    Apache Port #: 8080
    Apache Template: <leave empty>
    +General
    Debug Client Port: 9000

      Some problems/notes


    * If you change your Start Page (by right clicking on a file in the projects and clicking Set Main), it does not change it in the Start URL. Pain in the neck if you want to just test an individual PHP page.

    * The Built In settings disappear/hide! To get it back you have to go to the General and select Builtin Mode. This means you dont see your settings.

    *Other than the above seems to work great. If the Start URL is fixed it would be perfect. I was thinking that maybe there is a %xxxx type macro substituion that would replace the start page when you change Set Main

    Also keep in mind that you must define your alias in the httpd.conf file for Apache for the project. I suggest when you start a project to first set up the alias and test with phpinfo() before you setup a project in VS.PHP

    thanks for the feedback.

    On August 9th, 2008 webmaster said:

    thanks for the feedback. I'll look into the idea of improving the start url.

    You're welcome and great

    On August 10th, 2008 wyattbiker said:

    You're welcome and great product by the way. I've tested many other PHP editors and this is by far the most comprehensive and easy to use.