# Configure Xdebug + PHP 7 + Nginx + Any Linux Distribution

Xdebug deepens debugging PHP apps and websites to a level you can’t receive from the manual process of using code level ```var_dump()```

### Get your php.ini
Next output your php.ini information into a file or place you can get the information from. I like to save mine to a file called **php-info.txt**

```sudo php -i > ~/php-info.txt```
### Use the Xdebug Wizard
Send the text file information into the wizard at Xdebug Wizard. Then follow the instructions the wizard supplies.

### Install php-xdebug

This will connect the php with xdebug to the editor also you can configure like editors and remote configurations.

#### Debian based distributions( Debian, Ubuntu, Linux Mint)

```sudo apt install php-xdebug```

#### Arch Linux

```sudo pacman -Sy xdebug```



### Edit xdebug.ini
Now edit the **xdebug.ini**

```sudo nano /etc/php/7.0/mods-available/xdebug.ini```

Then paste the following configuration

```zend_extension=/usr/lib/php/20151012/xdebug.so
xdebug.remote_autostart = 1
xdebug.remote_enable = 1
xdebug.remote_handler = dbgp
xdebug.remote_host = 127.0.0.1
xdebug.remote_log = /tmp/xdebug_remote.log
xdebug.remote_mode = req
xdebug.remote_port = 9005 #this can be modified```

### Restart the services

```
sudo systemctl restart php7.0-fpm
sudo systemctl restart nginx
```

### Configure the editor

In my case, I am using Sublime Text 3 so installed xdebug package using package control

Restart the sublime text.

***That’s all. You have configured Xdebug successfully !!!***

If you have any issues, Just comment below