Kévin Dunglas • 10/11/2024

How to debug Xdebug… or any other weird bug in PHP

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This article details a methodical approach to debugging complex software bugs, using a real-world case where a new Xdebug version crashed FrankenPHP. It covers creating a minimal reproducer, setting up a dev environment, using tools like GDB, understanding the PHP runtime, and contributing a fix upstream. The techniques are applicable to debugging in any programming language.

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