您可以使用Firephp作为firebug的附加组件在与javascript相同的环境中调试php。

我还使用前面提到的Xdebug来分析php。

集成的调试器，可以在逐步执行代码时观察变量值的变化，这真的很酷。但是，它们确实需要在服务器上安装软件，并在客户机上进行一定数量的配置。两者都需要定期维护以保持良好的工作状态。

print_r易于编写，并保证在任何设置中都能工作。

Print_r (debug_backtrace());

或者类似的东西:-)

我使用Netbeans的XDebug和Easy XDebug FireFox插件

The add-on is essential when you debug MVC projects, because the normal way XDebug runs in Netbeans is to register the dbug session via the url. With the add-on installed in FireFox, you would set your Netbeans project properties -> Run Configuratuion -> Advanced and select "Do Not Open Web Browser" You can now set your break points and start the debugging session with Ctrl-F5 as usual. Open FireFox and right-click the Add-on icon in the right bottom corner to start monitoring for breakpoints. When the code reaches the breakpoint it will stop and you can inspect your variable states and call-stack.

由Derick Rethans编写的Xdebug非常好。我前段时间用过，发现安装起来不那么容易。一旦你完成了，你就不会明白没有它你是如何做到的:-)

在Zend开发者专区有一篇很好的文章(在Linux上安装似乎并不容易)，甚至还有一个Firefox插件，我从来没用过。

Komodo IDE works well with xdebug, even for the remore debugging. It needs minimum amount of configuration. All you need is a version of php that Komodo can use locally to step through the code on a breakpoint. If you have the script imported into komodo project, then you can set breakpoints with a mouse-click just how you would set it inside eclipse for debugging a java program. Remote debugging is obviously more tricky to get it to work correctly ( you might have to map the remote url with a php script in your workspace ) than a local debugging setup which is pretty easy to configure if you are on a MAC or a linux desktop.