phpdbg(1) Scripting Language phpdbg(1)
NAME
phpdbg - The interactive PHP debugger
SYNOPSIS
phpdbg [options] [file] [args...]
DESCRIPTION
phpdbg is a lightweight, powerful, easy to use debugging platform for
PHP.
OPTIONS
-c path|file Look for php.ini file in the directory path or use the
specified file
-d foo[=bar] Define INI entry foo with value bar
-n No php.ini file will be used
-z file Load Zend extension file
-q Do not print banner on startup
-v Enable oplog output
-b Disables use of color on the console
-i path|file Override .phpgdbinit location (implies -I)
-I Ignore .phpdbginit (default init file)
-r Jump straight to run
-e Generate extended information for debugger/profiler
-E Enable step through eval()
-s delimiter Read code to execute from stdin with an optional delim-
iter
-S sapi_name Override SAPI name
-p opcode Output opcodes and quit
-h Print the help overview
-V Version number
args... Arguments passed to script. Use '--' args when first ar-
gument starts with '-' or script is read from stdin
NOTES
Passing -rr will cause phpdbg to quit after execution, rather than re-
turning to the console
FILES
php.ini The standard configuration file
.phpdbginit The init file
SEE ALSO
The online manual can be found at
https://www.php.net/manual/book.phpdbg.php
BUGS
You can view the list of known bugs or report any new bug you found at
https://github.com/php/php-src/issues
AUTHORS
Written by Felipe Pena, Joe Watkins and Bob Weinand, formatted by Ondřej
Surý for Debian project.
A List of active developers can be found at
https://www.php.net/credits.php
And last but not least PHP was developed with the help of a huge amount
of contributors all around the world.
VERSION INFORMATION
This manpage describes phpdbg, for PHP version 8.4.11.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © The PHP Group
This source file is subject to version 3.01 of the PHP license, that is
bundled with this package in the file LICENSE, and is available through
the world-wide-web at the following url:
https://www.php.net/license/3_01.txt
If you did not receive a copy of the PHP license and are unable to ob-
tain it through the world-wide-web, please send a note to li-
cense@php.net so we can mail you a copy immediately.
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