Understanding HTTP Requests

GET / HTTP/1.1

Host: example.com
Cookie: XDEBUG_SESSION=PHPSTORM

Xdebug:

Zend Debugger:

GET / HTTP/1.1

Host: example.com

Cookie: debug_host=192.168.50.1; debug_port=10137; debug_start_session=1

Query params are also possible: 

GET /?debug_host=192.168.50.1&debug_port=10137 HTTP/1.1

Host: example.com

Server Environment

printenv

vagrant@fusion:~$ printenv
SSH_AGENT_PID=14079
XDG_SESSION_ID=3
TERM=xterm
SHELL=/bin/bash

php -i 

PHP Variables
Variable => Value
_SERVER["SSH_AGENT_PID"] => 14079
_SERVER["XDG_SESSION_ID"] => 3
_SERVER["TERM"] => xterm
_SERVER["SHELL"] => /bin/bash
_SERVER["argv"] => Array()
_SERVER["argc"] => 0
_SERVER["PHP_SELF"] =>
_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"] =>

So... How what do you do next?

1. Setup a debugger
2. Install and IDE that supports debugging 
3. Either set the cookie or query params
4. Send the request
5. ???
6. Profit!

Setting up Xdebug

1. Connect to your Vagrant box
2. sudo vi /etc/php5/mods-available/xdebug.ini
3. Add a remote host: 192.168.50.1
4. :wq
5. sudo service php5-fpm restart

Your xdebug.ini should look like this:

Debugging with phpStorm

1. Create a debug bookmarklet
2. Listen for Debug connections
3. Set a Cookie in the browser
4. Send the request
5. Open phpStorm and respond to an incoming connection

Run > Start Listen for PHP Debug Connections

1. https://www.jetbrains.com/phpstorm/marklets/

2.