About this talk
This talk covers a comprehensive overview of debugging techniques in PHP, including historical standards and modern advancements. The speaker discusses userland libraries and the functionality provided by frameworks, before delving into live-action debuggers such as Xdebug and Zend's debugger, which offer insights during script execution in conjunction with IDEs. The discussion also highlights PHP 5.6’s phpdbg for debugging and analysis, and introduces an innovative project that enables users to "step back" in their debugging process, allowing for an introspective look at execution paths and variable modifications.
