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    Install Xdebug on Ubuntu.

Install xdebug

Run php -i and copy the output of the following command and paste it on https://xdebug.org/wizard.php.
Follow the instructions there to install xDebug.
Example:


Download xdebug-2.6.0.tgz: wget http://xdebug.org/files/xdebug-2.6.0.tgz


Unpack the downloaded file with tar -xvzf xdebug-2.6.0.tgz


Run: cd xdebug-2.6.0


Run: phpize
As part of its output it should show:
Configuring for:
...
Zend Module Api No:      20170718
Zend Extension Api No:   320170718
If it does not, you are using the wrong phpize. Please follow this FAQ entry and skip the next step.


Run: ./configure


Run: make


Run: cp modules/xdebug.so /usr/lib/php/20170718


Edit /etc/php/7.2/cli/php.ini and add the line
zend_extension = /usr/lib/php/20170718/xdebug.so


Config xdebug

Open sudo vi /etc/php/7.2/fpm/conf.d/20-xdebug.ini and add some lines
zend_extension = /usr/lib/php/20170718/xdebug.so
xdebug.remote_enable = 1
xdebug.remote_connect_back = 1
xdebug.remote_port = 9000

Note:

20170718 can change depend on your xdebug version. Get it on xdebug wizard above.
If 20-xdebug.ini wasn't in /etc/php/7.2/fpm/conf.d/20-xdebug.ini. Try find it at /etc/php/7.2/mods-available/xdebug.ini, edit xdebug.ini and run sudo ln -s /etc/php/7.2/mods-available/xdebug.ini /etc/php/7.2/fpm/conf.d/20-xdebug.ini to create symlink between them.

Restart the server

Run sudo service php7.2-fpm restart command.