How to Remotely Debug PHP
Using Terminal (Vim + VDebug + XDebug)

Scenario:

You need to debug an existing PHP site (wordpress, joomla, drupal, etc..), and you find it very difficult/time-consuming to set up your development IDE to simulate the deployed environment.

You want to have a quick look of what's actually going on, directly from the SSH terminal.

TL;DR

Use xdebug to intercept PHP scripts, and communicate with vdebug via dbgp.

(Please ignore the rest of article if you are not comfortable with vim - the editor).

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Using Terminal (Vim + VDebug + XDebug)

One Extension for Both Chrome and Firefox

I wrote the first version of Firefox extension of Simple Gmail Notes about one and half year ago, and now I am forced to develop a new one using WebExtension technology, because the old jpm addons would be fully disabled after Firefox 57.

That was quite a surprise, because when I started to develop the extension back then, jpm was the most recommended technology for Firefox addon development. And I suffered so much during the development.

Anyway, now the the extension already got some problems with new Firefox (FF 50+), especially with the OAuth. So I am left no choice except starting on this ASAP.

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