The Best PHP Debugger

[intern3t]

I want to ask. what is the best php debugger for linux os. And again, is there any software like dreamweaver for linux os?Am using Kali linux(debian based).

[lilrofl]

There is always Eclipse, with appropriate plugins, but I think that's a little heavy weight for PHP. I'd consider jEdit (it's java based, so cross platform), with appropriate plugins or whatever GUI text editor comes standard with Kali (I assume gedit). Both will be able to be configured for syntax highlighting auto spacing and there are debugger plugins available last I checked.

[bad_brain]

if you are willing to spend 30 bucks (or look around a bit *cough-cough*) "Rapid PHP" seems to be a very good one from what I have heard, it's very lightweight and fast compared to the big IDEs like Ecplise or Netbeans and seems to do its job very well:

http://www.rapidphpeditor.com/

[reparto]

I personally didn't find much use for a debugger but when I did need it I used xdebug.

http://xdebug.org/download.php" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Its a PHP extension and you can invoke debugging function from within your script, I found it faster to have the debug info show after the script has been parsed and executed rather than through a GUI.