Remote Debugging PHP in Brackets with XDebug prereqs:

This post assumes you already have:

1. a working xdebug install
2. Brackets

How to get Xdebug working with Brackets?

• Open Brackets
• Goto the extensions tab (the second icon on the right pane)
• Search for ‘xdebug’

  

• Click install
• Click close, click close again
• Click the debug tab (looks like a blue bug, usually its the last icon in the
  right pane)

  

• Make sure that you can see the message “Server started listening on port 9000” in the bottom panel

  

Setting Up Remote Debugging Paths

• Click the gear-icon
• Add the following to the “Listen for XDebug” section

"stopOnEntry": true,
"pathMappings": {
    "/var/www/vhosts/": "${workspaceRoot}/",
}

The exact path mappings will depend on your project

Click the ‘play’ icon (or press F5) to start the debugging session

PHP Step Debugging

To set a breakpoint, click on the gutter to the left of the line number

Remote PHP Debugging Using Brackets: Initiating a debug session:

Install the easy-xdebug instension in your browser: