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Does it need a server and/or xdebug? for debugging and to watch variable values at run-time.

What is the best and easiest way to debug PHP code at run-time (step-over) with breakpoints. So that I can view the values on run-time and can debug easily. So, I want to know which php server and IDE works well with XDebug and easiest to configure with those. To be honest, I have tried 3-4 times in my life in last 7-8 years staring from win XP to Win 7 to setup xdebug with an IDE and a server and have failed, now again I need it in Win 8. I believe I can do it this time with your help. I just want any IDE with any server to work with xdebug in Win 8, so that I can pause execution at a break-point and see values of the variables. I do not even want to change values at run-time, just need to see those.

Hi Pikachu2000, Thank you for your reply. Please if you could write some php code/syntax for it. I know it should not ask this but I am new to php. I have done enough programming in c#, c++, vb etc. but not in php. so any help in syntax/code will be very helpful. thanks.

Hi, I am new to php. I am facing an algorithm problem where I have a string consisting of numbers like 097110107.... and this string needs to be broken in groups of 3 digits each such that 097110107 = [097] [110] [107] The length of string is a multiple of 3 of-course for equal length sub-groups and then each sub-group needs to be converted to the ASCII equivalent character like [097] [110] [107] = ank and of-course all sub-groups will be less than 256 value as integer of 3 digits. How do I do all this in php? -- Thanks, Ankit