Go to http://www.zend.com/en/community/pdt#debugger and download Eclipse PDT All-in-one. I picked the Linux 32 bit version for installation in Ubuntu.
Unpack the downloaded file (zend-eclipse-php-helios-linux-gtk-x86.tar.gz).
Execute the eclipse/eclipse executable to launch Eclipse, and pick the appropriate workspace.
Create a new PHP project (File > New) and ensure that its location is in the same area that is monitored by your Apache install. In my case, this is /home/damodar/public_html, so my “test” project is located at /home/damodar/public_html/test.
Create a new PHP file.
Debug as PHP Script, if you want to run it locally in a PHP interpreter within the PDT.
Debug as PHP Web Page, if you want to run it in a browser.
You can place breakpoints as appropriate.
Enjoy!
(Thank you Zend Technologies, for making this so easy!)
Note: You can also use the Zend Server Community Edition as your web server. As noted, I chose to stay with Apache instead.
