I have a PhpStorm project with a remote deployment (Ubuntu Server 16.04) through ssh
to test my PHP project I connect to the remote server through a ssh tunnel (putty):
where the Dynamic Port forwarding D1024 is used for the browser proxy and the Remote Port forwarding R9000 localhost:9000 should be used for XDebug
I configured PhpStorm to use XDebug:
and enabled it to listen PHP Debug Connections:
XDebug on remote server seems enabled:

this is the XDebug section of phpinfo() in my browser
xdebug
xdebug support enabled
Version 2.6.0
IDE Key XDEBUG_ECLIPSE
Supported protocols
DBGp - Common DeBuGger Protocol
Directive Local Value Master Value
xdebug.auto_trace Off Off
xdebug.cli_color 0 0
xdebug.collect_assignments Off Off
xdebug.collect_includes On On
xdebug.collect_params 0 0
xdebug.collect_return Off Off
xdebug.collect_vars Off Off
xdebug.coverage_enable On On
xdebug.default_enable On On
xdebug.dump.COOKIE no value no value
xdebug.dump.ENV no value no value
xdebug.dump.FILES no value no value
xdebug.dump.GET no value no value
xdebug.dump.POST no value no value
xdebug.dump.REQUEST no value no value
xdebug.dump.SERVER no value no value
xdebug.dump.SESSION no value no value
xdebug.dump_globals On On
xdebug.dump_once On On
xdebug.dump_undefined Off Off
xdebug.extended_info On On
xdebug.file_link_format no value no value
xdebug.filename_format no value no value
xdebug.force_display_errors Off Off
xdebug.force_error_reporting 0 0
xdebug.gc_stats_enable Off Off
xdebug.gc_stats_output_dir /tmp /tmp
xdebug.gc_stats_output_name gcstats.%p gcstats.%p
xdebug.halt_level 0 0
xdebug.idekey PHPSTORM PHPSTORM
xdebug.max_nesting_level 256 256
xdebug.max_stack_frames -1 -1
xdebug.overload_var_dump 2 2
xdebug.profiler_aggregate Off Off
xdebug.profiler_append Off Off
xdebug.profiler_enable Off Off
xdebug.profiler_enable_trigger Off Off
xdebug.profiler_enable_trigger_value no value no value
xdebug.profiler_output_dir /tmp /tmp
xdebug.profiler_output_name cachegrind.out.%p cachegrind.out.%p
xdebug.remote_addr_header no value no value
xdebug.remote_autostart On On
xdebug.remote_connect_back Off Off
xdebug.remote_cookie_expire_time 3600 3600
xdebug.remote_enable On On
xdebug.remote_handler dbgp dbgp
xdebug.remote_host 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1
xdebug.remote_log /var/log/apache2/xdebug.log /var/log/apache2/xdebug.log
xdebug.remote_mode req req
xdebug.remote_port 9000 9000
xdebug.remote_timeout 200 200
xdebug.scream Off Off
xdebug.show_error_trace Off Off
xdebug.show_exception_trace Off Off
xdebug.show_local_vars Off Off
xdebug.show_mem_delta Off Off
xdebug.trace_enable_trigger Off Off
xdebug.trace_enable_trigger_value no value no value
xdebug.trace_format 0 0
xdebug.trace_options 0 0
xdebug.trace_output_dir /tmp /tmp
xdebug.trace_output_name trace.%c trace.%c
xdebug.var_display_max_children 128 128
xdebug.var_display_max_data 512 512
xdebug.var_display_max_depth 3 3
and this one is the xdebug grep of php -i from command line:
php -i | grep xdebug
/etc/php/7.1/cli/conf.d/20-xdebug.ini
xdebug
xdebug support => enabled
xdebug.auto_trace => Off => Off
xdebug.cli_color => 0 => 0
xdebug.collect_assignments => Off => Off
xdebug.collect_includes => On => On
xdebug.collect_params => 0 => 0
xdebug.collect_return => Off => Off
xdebug.collect_vars => Off => Off
xdebug.coverage_enable => On => On
xdebug.default_enable => On => On
xdebug.dump.COOKIE => no value => no value
xdebug.dump.ENV => no value => no value
xdebug.dump.FILES => no value => no value
xdebug.dump.GET => no value => no value
xdebug.dump.POST => no value => no value
xdebug.dump.REQUEST => no value => no value
xdebug.dump.SERVER => no value => no value
xdebug.dump.SESSION => no value => no value
xdebug.dump_globals => On => On
xdebug.dump_once => On => On
xdebug.dump_undefined => Off => Off
xdebug.extended_info => On => On
xdebug.file_link_format => no value => no value
xdebug.filename_format => no value => no value
xdebug.force_display_errors => Off => Off
xdebug.force_error_reporting => 0 => 0
xdebug.gc_stats_enable => Off => Off
xdebug.gc_stats_output_dir => /tmp => /tmp
xdebug.gc_stats_output_name => gcstats.%p => gcstats.%p
xdebug.halt_level => 0 => 0
xdebug.idekey => PHPSTORM => PHPSTORM
xdebug.max_nesting_level => 256 => 256
xdebug.max_stack_frames => -1 => -1
xdebug.overload_var_dump => 2 => 2
xdebug.profiler_aggregate => Off => Off
xdebug.profiler_append => Off => Off
xdebug.profiler_enable => Off => Off
xdebug.profiler_enable_trigger => Off => Off
xdebug.profiler_enable_trigger_value => no value => no value
xdebug.profiler_output_dir => /tmp => /tmp
xdebug.profiler_output_name => cachegrind.out.%p => cachegrind.out.%p
xdebug.remote_addr_header => no value => no value
xdebug.remote_autostart => On => On
xdebug.remote_connect_back => Off => Off
xdebug.remote_cookie_expire_time => 3600 => 3600
xdebug.remote_enable => On => On
xdebug.remote_handler => dbgp => dbgp
xdebug.remote_host => 127.0.0.1 => 127.0.0.1
xdebug.remote_log => /var/log/apache2/xdebug.log => /var/log/apache2/xdebug.log
xdebug.remote_mode => req => req
xdebug.remote_port => 9000 => 9000
xdebug.remote_timeout => 200 => 200
xdebug.scream => Off => Off
xdebug.show_error_trace => Off => Off
xdebug.show_exception_trace => Off => Off
xdebug.show_local_vars => Off => Off
xdebug.show_mem_delta => Off => Off
xdebug.trace_enable_trigger => Off => Off
xdebug.trace_enable_trigger_value => no value => no value
xdebug.trace_format => 0 => 0
xdebug.trace_options => 0 => 0
xdebug.trace_output_dir => /tmp => /tmp
xdebug.trace_output_name => trace.%c => trace.%c
xdebug.var_display_max_children => 128 => 128
xdebug.var_display_max_data => 512 => 512
xdebug.var_display_max_depth => 3 => 3
and my browser is sending the correct cookie, as Debug was enabled from Xdebug Helper Firefox extension:

here's my XDebug configuration in /etc/php/7.1/mods-available/xdebug.ini
zend_extension=xdebug.so
xdebug.remote_enable=1
xdebug.remote_host=127.0.0.1
xdebug.remote_port=9000
xdebug.remote_handler=dbgp
xdebug.remote_mode=req
xdebug.remote_autostart=1
xdebug.idekey="PHPSTORM"
This is the content of xdebug.log
Log opened at 2018-03-23 11:39:26
I: Connecting to configured address/port: locahost:9000.
W: Creating socket for 'locahost:9000', getaddrinfo: No such file or directory.
E: Could not connect to client. :-(
Log closed at 2018-03-23 11:39:26
When I execute my project, navigating it through my browser (ssh tunnel) nothing happens in PhpStorm (even if I set up a breakpoint at the very start of the script)
Where am I wrong?
Maybe the two port forwarding I set in Putty interfere each other? how can I solve this?





xdebug.remote_connect_back=Onvalue ofxdebug.remote_hostis IGNORED and autodetected IP is used (REMOTE_ADDRmost likely) .. which not useful in your setup at all. - LazyOnexdebug.remote_log- LazyOnelocahost? 1) You have got a typo there -- it should belocalhost(and that's what error says -- it cannot resolvelocahostdomain) 2) The xdebug settings you have posted clearly use127.0.0.1address ... Have you edit it after? 3) Better verify what you have got there fromphpinfo()output -- xdebug section -- that one that you have originally posted is pretty useless as it shows only top of the table with least useful settings. - LazyOnephpinfo()output captured via browser or console? It has to be the same way as you trying to debug. - LazyOne