Our Drupal expert: Installing xdebug PHP debugger on Linux Mint Vbox

HOW TO:

1. Install xdebug:

   In linux command line type:

   sudo apt-get install php5-xdebug

2. Edit your php.ini file:

   sudo gedit /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini
   
   

3. add these 2 lines at the end of the file:

   xdebug.remote_enable=1
   xdebug.remote_connect_back=1

4. Restart your webserver:

    sudo service apache2 restart

5. In Chrome install the "Xdebug helper" extension

6. Add links to Chrome, go to:
   https://www.jetbrains.com/phpstorm/marklets/
   and click on Xdebug-> generate
    
7. Simply drag and drop all generated links to your Chrome toolbar
    
8. In Phpstorm, top right corner, toggle the “Start Listening for PHP Debug Connections” button