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How to debug AJAX (POST) using PhpStorm and Xdebug?

I configured PhpStorm to debug the HTTP GET - but only when I load the page directly.

When I want to debug AJAX, I take the URL that my JS will request and create a PhpStorm configuration to debug it.

Not particularly elegant, is it?

And of course, I cannot do this for POST requests (or can I?).

Ideally, I would like to download my AngularJs application in a browser (Chrome) and be able to interrupt and debug the backend in PhpStorm.

I googled a lot and found a lot that came close, but I can not find the answer: - (

Who can help?

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If Xdebug and PHPStorm are both configured to debug HTTP GET when the page loads normally, just add the GET parameter to the AJAX request URL in your Javascript. For example: http://example.com/script.php?XDEBUG_SESSION_START=PHPSTORM

Turn on debugging listening in PHPStorm, send an AJAX request with a new URL, and the debugger should catch it. The POST data you are looking for should appear in $ _POST as usual.

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I use the hack method to debug AJAX requests. My project is Laravel. You can change this code as compatible with your technology.

Main idea:

  • Remove the debug port of the home page
  • Create session
  • Using this session, concatenate the AJAX URL

When debugging starts, the port will be applied to all ajax urls that have + debug_url .

HomeController @index Method

 // Development purpose only if ($request->has('XDEBUG_SESSION_START')) $request->session()->put('debug_port' , $request->get('XDEBUG_SESSION_START'));

master.blade.php

 <script> var debug_url='?XDEBUG_SESSION_START={{session('debug_port')}}'; </script>

submit.blade.php

 <script> $.ajax(url + debug_url, { method:'post', data:{} }); </script>
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