Detailed explanation of how to configure the PHP development environment in vscode

This article will give you a detailed introduction to how to configure the PHP development environment in vscode. It has certain reference value. Friends in need can refer to it. I hope it will be helpful to everyone.

1. Download XAMPP

XAMPP is an easy-to-install Apache distribution. These include MariaDB, PHP and Perl. Just download and launch the installer.

XAMPP download address

Official website download: https://www.apachefriends.org/zh_cn/download.html
(You may need to access the Internet scientifically. I can’t download it, so the link is here)

Other address for downloading: http://xiazai.zol.com.cn/detail/38 /372445.shtml
(It is recommended to download this, choose local download-Telecom channel or China Unicom channel)

After downloading, the PHP version number is the following one, which will be used later

Install XAMPP

All the way to NEXT, it is best not to choose the C drive for the installation address. The author installed it in English Version.

Installation successful

Enable according to requirements. If I write PHP, I choose to enable Apache.

Add system variables

Add the path to the folder where PHP.exe is located (the author’s is “D:\XAMPP\php") is added to Environment Variables-System Variables-Path (you can find it by directly searching for system variables in the search box).

Enter php -v in cmd to check whether the configuration is successful

Configuration is successful

2. Download the xdebug plug-in

Download address: https://xdebug.org/download

What PHP version can you download? In the README in XAMPP, see

(The author’s is PHP 7.4.0, and it is the Thread safe version, which corresponds to the version with TS, and the corresponding version without nts downloaded Version, file name: php_xdebug-2.9.7-7.4-vc15-x86_64.dll)

##Add configuration

Use Notepad to modify the php.ini file, in Add a few lines of configuration information to the end of the file and save it.

[xdebug]

zend_extension="D:/xampp/php/ext/php_xdebug-2.9.7-7.4-vc15-x86_64"//这个地址以及文件名一定要正确

xdebug.remote_enable = 1

xdebug.remote_autostart = 1

3. Download and install VSCode

Install the debugging plug-in in VSCode1. Click the extension bar, enter PHP, and select PHP Debug to install.

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" 2. Click VSCode's File-Preferences-Settings (different versions may display Different, pay attention to search for user settings), find php in the extension in the settings, click setting.json to add the following line of configuration:

"php.validate.executablePath": "D:/xampp/php/php.exe",
//地址是php.exe文件所在的位置

3. Configure Debug

The launch.json that pops out is the default and does not need to be changed.

4. Then simply debug and verify whether the configuration is successful.

<?php
$a = &#39;hello world&#39;;
echo $a;
?>