Installing xdebug with PHP 5.5

Question

I\'ve read quite a lot answers but couldn\'t figure out why xdebug doesn\'t work.

php.ini:

[xdebug]
zend_extension=\"/usr/lib/php5/20090626/xdebug.s         


        

Answer 1

Since this seems to bother more and more people trying to install xdebug via pecl here are the options:

• Windows: Get the binary
• Ubuntu (>12.04): sudo apt-get install php5-xdebug
• Linux (other): via package manager or compile the latest source

Using PECL to install X-Debug for PHP5.5 as @Slayer Birden also answered will not work up to now and I don't think it will change in the near future.