Step into Debugging
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Installs and configures Xdebug, configures PhpStorm to listen, and actually steps through PHP scripts to find bugs, replacing var_dump driven development with step debugging. Demonstrates breakpoints, stepping, stack inspection and variable watches, shows how to reproduce and fix specific failures, and claims significantly faster diagnosis; configuration commands and exact IDE/Xdebug settings are shown and a working debug session proves the approach.
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