Why does xdebug not establish connection with NetBeans?

Question

I try using xdebug with NetBeans to debug PHP. I start debug, and NetBeans waits for ever for a connection with xdebug. I have NetBeans 6.8 (latest version) with the latest

Answer 1

Mac/MAMP users: If you have tried all of the above and it still doesn't work, reboot your Mac. Restarting the servers through MAMP is not enough.