Configuring Breakpoints

To configure breakpoints

1. Do one of the following:
   • Right-click a breakpoint in the left gutter, and then click the link More or press Ctrl+Shift+F8.
   • Open the Breakpoints dialog box as described on page Accessing Breakpoint Properties and select the desired breakpoint in the list.
   • In the Favorites tool window, select the desired breakpoint, and click .

   Note that the pop-up window shows less options than the Breakpoints dialog box. To show hidden options, click More.

2. Define the actions to be performed by PhpStorm on hitting the breakpoint:
   • If you want to be notified with a text message in the debugging console when this breakpoint is hit, select "Breakpoint hit" message next to Log to console.

     If you also want to print the breakpoint's stacktrace to console when it's hit, select Stacktrace. This is useful if you want to check which paths have lead to the given point without stopping the program's execution.

     To evaluate an expression in the context of a breakpoint and display its value in the debugging console, check the option Evaluate and log, and enter a valid expression in the option field.

     This feature lets you obtain information about your running application without having to suspend its execution.

   • To set a breakpoint the current one depends on, select it from the Disabled until selected breakpoint hit drop-down list. Once dependency has been set, the current breakpoint is disabled until selected one is hit.
     • Choose Disable again radio button to disable the current breakpoint after selected breakpoint was hit.
     • Choose Leave enable radio button to keep the current breakpoint enabled after selected breakpoint was hit.
   • Enable suspending an application upon reaching a breakpoint by selecting the Suspend checkbox, and then select one of the option buttons to specify the way a running program will be paused. For more information on the Suspend options, refer to Breakpoints dialog reference.