XDebug is not loaded in PHP (Vista, Apache Module)

Question

I downloaded php_xdebug-2.0.5-5.3-vc9.dll, added at the end of PHP.ini the following line:

zend_extension_ts=\"C:/Program Files/php5/ext/php_xdebug-2.0.5-5         


        

Answer 1

I have the exact same problem on Windows 7 too. It didn't work for me but perhaps for you it does. Xdebug has a special service page which helps you find out which version to download and what steps to take: http://www.xdebug.org/find-binary.php.

Following this didn't work for me unfortunatly. When I perform 'php -m' xdebug does not appear in the loaded modules list.

Answer 2

use zend_extension instead of zend_extension_ts

and look carefuly "Compiler" , "Thread Safety" , "Architecture" and PHP Version parameters in phpinfo()

example my php info say

PHP Version 5.3.1

Compiler MSVC6 (Visual C++ 6.0)

Architecture x86

Thread Safety enabled

so i used Xdebug 2.1.0 / 5.3 VC6 (32 bit)

Answer 3

zend_extension_ts is deprecated on >5.3. Try it with zend_extension instead.

Answer 4

You should probably not use the VC9 version, but the VC6.

For more informations, see the block "Which version do I choose?" in the left-sidebar of http://windows.php.net/ which states (quoting) :

If you are using PHP with Apache 1 or Apache2 from apache.org you need to use the VC6 versions of PHP

If you are using PHP with IIS you should use the VC9 versions of PHP

Do NOT use VC9 version with apache.org binaries

Also, quoting the Installation page of Xdebug's documentation :

From PHP 5.3 onwards, you always need to use zend_extension and not zend_extension_ts.

Answer 5

perform php --ini to check witch config file is loaded.
if you have something like this :

Loaded Configuration File: (none)
Scan for additional .ini files in: (none)
Additional .ini files parsed: (none)

Just copy your php.ini in windows directory ;)