Can't install xdebug on Mac with Homebrew

Question

I\'m kind of new to using Homebrew, but I love it. It\'s so easy. I\'m trying install Xdebug. Some of the posts on the web say to do this:

brew install xd         


        

Answer 1

Forget about homebrew for a moment. I have tried doing with it and it is not a that good idea stability-wise. Instead stick to the default installation guide:

Installing XDebug on Mac OSX

1. Go to http://xdebug.org/wizard.php and paste your phpinfo() content there.
2. Download xdebug-2.2.5.tgz (http://xdebug.org/files/xdebug-2.2.5.tgz)

3. Unpack the downloaded file with:

   tar -xvzf xdebug-2.2.5.tgz

4. Run:

   cd xdebug-2.2.5

5. Run phpize (install it via homebrew if you don't have it already)

   phpize

6. As part of its output it should show (If it does not, you are using the wrong phpize):

   Configuring for: ...
   Zend Module Api No: 20100525
   Zend Extension Api No: 220100525

7. Run:

   ./configure

8. Run:

   make

9. Run:

   cp modules/xdebug.so /usr/lib/php/extensions/no-debug-non-zts-20100525

10. Edit /etc/php.ini and add the line:

    zend_extension = /usr/lib/php/extensions/no-debug-non-zts-20100525/xdebug.so

11. Restart the web server by typing in the terminal:

    sudo apachectl restart