What does "XDEBUG NOT LOADED AS ZEND EXTENSION" warning means?

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lovespring picture lovespring · Apr 6, 2012 · Viewed 22.6k times · Source

Xdebug is loaded, but not loaded as a zend extension. What does it mean? How to resolve this problem?

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Derick picture Derick · Apr 6, 2012

This error means that you used "extension=" to load Xdebug. That could be in your normal php.ini, or in a file called xdebug.ini that some distributions like to add. In any case, Xdebug needs to be loaded as a Zend extension for certain features such as single step debugging. As Xdebug is not meant to work as a normal extension, it might crash and burn too.

The syntax for loading Xdebug as Zend extension depends on PHP version and build. I would suggest you use http://xdebug.org/wizard.php to provide you with the correct lines.

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