Install Php Enviroment on Windows 10

Post Date : 2022-08-06T09:47:49+07:00

Modified Date : 2022-08-06T09:47:49+07:00

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Todo

Install XAMPP
Add custom configuration for vhost
Create PHP Path Variable
Install XDebug
Debug with PHPStorm

1. Install XAMPP

2. Add custom configuration for vhost

C:\xampp\apache\conf\httpd.conf

Add this line at the end

Include “C:/custom_virtual_host.conf”

Add your first virtual host

<Directory "C:/www">
    AllowOverride All
    Options None
    Require all granted
</Directory>

# Default
<VirtualHost *:80>
    DocumentRoot "C:/www/localhost"
	ServerName localhost
    LogLevel warn
    ErrorLog "C:/www/localhost_error.log"
    CustomLog "C:/www/localhost_access.log" combined
</VirtualHost>

Create new file C:/www/localhost/index.php

phpinfo();

Restart XAMPP and open your localhost

3. Create PHP Path Variable

Edit Path

Add Path

Open your terminal

php -i

4. Install XDebug

Install PHP Xdebug

URL : https://xdebug.org/wizard

Follow the instruction from xdebug

4.1. Installation

PHP 7.x

Download php_xdebug-3.0.4-7.4-vc15-x86_64.dll
Move the downloaded file to C:\xampp\php\ext
Edit C:\xampp\php\php.ini and add the line
zend_extension = C:\xampp\php\ext\php_xdebug-3.0.4-7.4-vc15-x86_64.dll

Restart the webserver

PHP 8.x

Download php_xdebug-3.0.4-8.0-vs16-x86_64.dll
Rename **php_xdebug.dll**
Move the downloaded file to C:\xampp\php\ext
Update C:\xampp\php\php.ini to have the line:
zend_extension = xdebug

Restart the Apache Webserver

4.2. Debug

https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=felixfbecker.php-debug

Your php.ini

; XDebug
zend_extension = xdebug
xdebug.mode = debug
xdebug.start_with_request = yes

5. Debug with PHPStorm

Add CLI Intepreter

Settings => Search “PHP”

Select your PHP version

Create your server setting

Settings => Search “server” Select PHP > Servers > Add Insert

Add your Debug Configuration

Run -> Edit Configuration

Add New -> PHP Web Page

Select your server and set the default open URL

Let’s debug

Presse Shift + F9 or Debug Icon to start. Your URL may look like this

http://phonebook.phpguru.local/?XDEBUG_SESSION_START=13163

Then make sure you clicked on “Start Listening Debug PHP Connection” next to the debug icon