Debugger
for Windows and Linux
for macOS
Ctrl+Alt+S 
Use this page to configure behavior of the Debugger and customize its view.
Common options
Item | Description |
|---|---|
Focus application on breakpoint | If this checkbox is selected, on hitting a breakpoint, PhpStorm will show the location of this breakpoint in the editor and will attempt to bring its frame to the front. |
Show debug window on breakpoint | Is this checkbox is selected, PhpStorm activates the Debug Tool Window on hitting a breakpoint. |
Hide debug window on process termination | Automatically hide the Debug window when the debugged program terminates. |
Scroll execution point to center | If this checkbox is selected, the line with the current execution point will be kept in the middle of the screen. |
Remove breakpoint | Select how you want to remove breakpoints:
You can also choose whether you want a confirmation dialog to be displayed when you are about to remove a conditional or a logging breakpoint |
Built-in server
Item | Description |
|---|---|
Port | Use this spin box to specify the port on which the built-in web server runs. By default this port is set to port |
Can accept external connections | If this checkbox is selected, then the files on the built-in server running on the specified port are accessible from another computer. |
Allow unsigned requests | For security reasons, any request to a page on the built-in server from outside PhpStorm is by default rejected and the following authorization pop-up window is displayed:  However this behaviour may be annoying, for example, it may block your debugging session if manual intervention is impossible. To suppress displaying the authorization pop-up window, select the Allow unsigned requests checkbox. |