Turn on xdebug via the CLI

gistfile1.txt

# Assuming the following xdebug.ini is used

zend_extension=xdebug.so

xdebug.default_enable=0
xdebug.idekey="PHPSTORM"
xdebug.remote_enable=1
xdebug.remote_connect_back=1
xdebug.remote_autostart=0
xdebug.remote_port=9000
xdebug.remote_handler=dbgp
xdebug.remote_host=localhost
xdebug.max_nesting_level=200

# The following will turn on xdebug for the request
/usr/bin/php -dxdebug.remote_autostart=1 -dxdebug.default_enable=1 random_file.php