.TH phpdbg 1 "2024" "The PHP Group" "Scripting Language"
.SH NAME
phpdbg \- The interactive PHP debugger
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B phpdbg
[options]
[\fIfile\fP]
[\fIargs...\fP]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B phpdbg
is a lightweight, powerful, easy to use debugging platform for PHP.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP 15
.B \-c \fIpath\fB|\fIfile\fR
Look for
.B php.ini
file in the directory
.IR path
or use the specified
.IR file
.TP
.B \-d \fIfoo\fP[=\fIbar\fP]
Define INI entry
.IR foo
with value
.IR bar
.TP
.B \-n
No
.B php.ini
file will be used
.TP
.B \-z \fIfile\fR
Load Zend extension
.IR file
.TP
.BR \-q
Do not print banner on startup
.TP
.B \-v
Enable oplog output
.TP
.B \-b
Disables use of color on the console
.TP
.B \-i \fIpath\fB|\fIfile\fR
Override .phpgdbinit location (implies -I)
.TP
.B \-I
Ignore .phpdbginit (default init file)
.TP
.B \-r
Jump straight to run
.TP
.B -e
Generate extended information for debugger/profiler
.TP
.B \-E
Enable step through eval()
.TP
.B \-s \fIdelimiter\fP
Read code to execute from stdin with an optional
.IR delimiter
.TP
.B \-S \fIsapi_name\fP
Override SAPI name
.TP
.B \-p \fIopcode\fP
Output opcodes and quit
.TP
.B \-h
Print the help overview
.TP
.B \-V
Version number
.TP
.IR args.\|.\|.
Arguments passed to script. Use
.B '\-\-'
.IR args
when first argument starts with
.B '\-'
or script is read from stdin
.SH NOTES
Passing
.B \-rr
will cause
.B phpdbg
to quit after execution, rather than returning to the console
.SH FILES
.TP 15
.B php.ini
The standard configuration file
.TP
.B .phpdbginit
The init file
.SH SEE ALSO
The online manual can be found at
.PD 0
.P
.B https://www.php.net/manual/book.phpdbg.php
.PD 1
.SH BUGS
You can view the list of known bugs or report any new bug you
found at
.PD 0
.P
.B https://github.com/php/php-src/issues
.PD 1
.SH AUTHORS
Written by Felipe Pena, Joe Watkins and Bob Weinand, formatted by Ondřej Surý for Debian project.
.P
A List of active developers can be found at
.PD 0
.P
.B https://www.php.net/credits.php
.PD 1
.P
And last but not least PHP was developed with the help of a huge amount of
contributors all around the world.
.SH VERSION INFORMATION
This manpage describes \fBphpdbg\fP, for PHP version 8.4.1.
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co The PHP Group
.LP
This source file is subject to version 3.01 of the PHP license,
that is bundled with this package in the file LICENSE, and is
available through the world-wide-web at the following url:
.PD 0
.P
.B https://www.php.net/license/3_01.txt
.PD 1
.P
If you did not receive a copy of the PHP license and are unable to
obtain it through the world-wide-web, please send a note to
.B license@php.net
so we can mail you a copy immediately.