Debugging php-cli scripts with xdebug and netbeans?

Question

I have managed to initiate php-cli script debug session from the IDE itself, but I need to start the debugging session from the shell / command line. These are rather complex ma

Answer 1

Add xdebug.remote_autostart=On to your php.ini file or add -dxdebug.remote_autostart=On as parameter to the PHP binary call (php -d... script.php).

See http://xdebug.org/docs/remote