You may want to rename the auto-configured server in Preferences > PHP > Servers. Just to make sure we will be able to catch the interrupt from xdebug, we just need to check the Break at first line in PHP scripts. You should see a popup like this in PHPStorm, almost immediately:Īfter you accept you should be able to drop a breakpoint in your code and PHPStorm should catch it. The server will respond faster if you stop listening when you’re not needing to use xdebug. You will need to start and stop when you want to listen or stop listening. I’ve highlighted the most important settings.Ĭlick the Run > Start Listening for PHP Debug Connections. Open Preferences > PHP > Debug and configure as shown below. If you prefer the start the server through PHPStorm, use Run > Edit Configurations… to add a new “PHP Built-in Web Server”: Step 4: Configure xdebug in PHPStorm:

If you want to change the port, you can either set an env variable:Įxport SERVER_PORT='8080' php artisan serve or you can set

If you want your system (or is it Laravel’s artisan?) to pick the port automatically, use Restart php to make sure the xdebug settings are applied.

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