Xdebug on XAMPP 1.7.2 (PHP 5.3)

XAMPP 1.7.2 comes bundled with the appropriate Xdebug .dll file. You only have to configure php.ini to use it. Note that all Xdebug settings have text explaining them.

1. Locate and open XAMPP_HOME\php\php.ini for editing. This is the only php.ini file in XAMPP 1.7.2.
2. Find and uncomment the line zend_extension = "XAMPP_HOME\php\ext\php_xdebug.dll".
3. Find and uncomment the line xdebug.remote_host=localhost. Change the value of the setting from localhost to 127.0.0.1.
4. Find and uncomment the line xdebug.remote_enable = 0. Change 0 to 1.
5. Find and uncomment the line xdebug.remote_handler = "dbgp".
6. Find and uncomment the line xdebug.remote_port = 9000.
7. Save php.ini.
8. Run the XAMPP Control Panel Application and restart the Apache server.