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--- rfc:phpdbg [2013/11/21 10:15] – Fixed my name felipe
+++ rfc:phpdbg [2017/09/22 13:28] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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   * Author: Joe Watkins <krakjoe@php.net>
   * Author: Felipe Pena <felipe@php.net>
-  * Status: Under Discussion
+  * Status: Voting
   * First Published at: http://wiki.php.net/rfc/phpdbg
 ===== Introduction =====
-This is a proposal to include a debugging platform in the distribution.
+phpdbg is a gdb-like PHP debugger. Implemented as a SAPI module, it is intended to be installed alongside CLI and other SAPI modules.
-===== Proposal =====
+Like CLI, and gdb, phpdbg is an executable intended to be executed at the terminal in an interactive way.
-Felipe Pena and I have recently developed a debugging platform for PHP, development continues ...
+Much power is provided to the user in order to control and inspect execution as it occurs, breaking execution is supported in the following ways:
-It could (should) be included in the distribution in the /sapi folder, it makes no changes to any other SAPI.
+	phpdbg> break [file] test.php:1
+	phpdbg> b [F] test.php:1
+	Will break execution on line 1 of test.php
-There will be a great benefit to everyone in having a debugger distributed with PHP.
+	phpdbg> break [func] my_function
+	phpdbg> b [f] my_function
+	Will break execution on entry to my_function
-Usually, the content of an RFC is used for the basis for documentation of a feature if it is merged;
+	phpdbg> break [method] \my\class::method
+	phpdbg> b [m] \my\class::method
+	Will break execution on entry to \my\class::method
-I ask in this case we make an exception, documenting the use of a debugger is a huge task, not suited for these pages.
+	phpdbg> break [address] 0x7ff68f570e08
-We will of course write documentation, lots of it, in the manual should it be merged, in the mean time the brief documentation we have written is on phpdbg.com and will remain there whatever happens.
+	phpdbg> b [a] 0x7ff68f570e08
+	Will break at the opline with the address provided
-This is a brief proposal to get the conversation started, I am busy ... anything you might want to know about the software can be read in source or on the phpdbg website.
+	phpdbg> break [lineno] 200
+	phpdbg> b [l] 200
+	Will break at line 200 of the currently executing file
-http://phpdbg.com
+	phpdbg> break on ($expression == true)
+	phpdbg> b on ($expression == true)
+	Will break when the condition evaluates to true
-If anything requires clarification, find me in the usual places ...
+	phpdbg> break at phpdbg::isGreat if ($condition)
+	phpdbg> b at phpdbg::isGreat if ($condition)
+	Will break in phpdbg::isGreat as specified, can take a function/method/file:line
+	phpdbg> break op ZEND_ADD
+	phpdbg> b O ZEND_ADD
+	Will break on every occurence of the opcode provided
+	phpdbg> break del 1
+	phpdbg> b d 1
+phpdbg has a step-through-each-opcode mode, whereby the interactive console is presented to the user after the execution of each individual opcode, and a few useful commands besides.
+Disassembly of code is supported, providing tooling to inspect the internal structure of code in an effort to be a useful tool for pecl devs and php programmers.
+    phpdbg> print class phpdbg
+    [User Class: phpdbg]
+    Methods (1):
+        L9-13 phpdbg::isGreat() /usr/src/phpdbg/test.php
+                L9      0x7f41937db810 ZEND_RECV_INIT                                                           $greeting
+                L11     0x7f41937db840 ZEND_SEND_VAL                  C1                   <unused>             <unused>
+                L11     0x7f41937db870 ZEND_SEND_VAL                  C2                   <unused>             <unused>
+                L11     0x7f41937db8a0 ZEND_SEND_VAR                  $greeting            <unused>             <unused>
+                L11     0x7f41937db8d0 ZEND_DO_FCALL                  C3                   <unused>             @0
+                L12     0x7f41937db900 ZEND_RETURN                    $this                <unused>             <unused>
+    phpdbg> info literal
+    [Literal Constants in /usr/src/phpdbg/test.php (23)]
+    |-------- C0 -------> [%s/web-bootstrap.php]
+    |-------- C1 -------> [/usr/src/phpdbg/test.php]
+    |-------- C2 -------> [dirname]
+    |-------- C3 -------> [sprintf]
+    |-------- C4 -------> [php://stdout]
+    |-------- C5 -------> [w+]
+    |-------- C6 -------> [fopen]
+    |-------- C9 -------> [phpdbg]
+    |-------- C10 -------> [phpdbg]
+    |-------- C11 -------> [isGreat]
+    |-------- C12 -------> [isGreat]
+    |-------- C13 -------> [isgreat]
+    |-------- C14 -------> [PHP Rocks !!]
+    |-------- C15 -------> [var_dump]
+    |-------- C16 -------> [1]
+    |-------- C17 -------> [test]
+    |-------- C18 -------> [1]
+    |-------- C19 -------> [it works!
+    ]
+    |-------- C20 -------> [_SERVER]
+    |-------- C21 -------> [var_dump]
+    |-------- C23 -------> [1]
+Many more commands provide access to just about everything ...
+Remote Debugging:
+{{:rfc:java-example.png?600|}}
+{{:rfc:java-example-big.png?600|}}
+Remote Debugging is supported in unix by way of a protocol-free inetd like service, the Java client displayed is distributed with phpdbg, and is at least as comfortable as the command line, more so for some perhaps.
+Much more information and documentation can be found on http://phpdbg.com
+===== Proposal =====
+phpdbg could (should) be included in the distribution in the /sapi folder, it makes no changes to any other SAPI.
+The reason it should be included is, as a SAPI module, it is quite difficult to distribute phpdbg to a large audience.
+The debugging environment is self contained within that executable, without requiring changes to any other binaries or libraries, with no need to share configurations it's installation is non-intrusive.
+phpdbg can be merged into 5.6+ as it has already been patched, 5.5 would require a small change ... that boat has probably sailed ...
 ===== Backward Incompatible Changes =====
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 ===== Proposed PHP Version(s) =====
-ASAP
+.6
+Note: it would be nice if 5.5 could get phpdbg too, but requires a patch that might cause ABI incompatibiilty issues caused by new exports.
 ===== SAPIs Impacted =====
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 ===== Impact to Existing Extensions =====
-None
+Opcache requires the following patch to support phpdbg: http://pastebin.com/caPW9tVx
+Note: that list should be a blacklist, it's more forward compatible, the assumption that it doesn't work with new SAPI's is illogical.
+This limitation, which may have an affect on userland software where php_sapi_name() is used, can be mitigated using the -S option to override the SAPI name.
+Note that, overriding the SAPI name only changes the name as reported to the rest of the engine; //it does not use any of the structures from the SAPI requested//
 ===== New Constants =====
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 The phpdbg codebase is compatible with 5.4+
+===== Impact to phpdbg =====
+If phpdbg is bundled, it means that it must follow the release cycle of PHP itself; we're not sure if this will create any problem - every other SAPI manages it, and there's no particular reason to think this is any more complex. Tyrael had the rather clever idea that should the need arise for a different release cycle, phpdbg can have its build process changes such that the base SAPI is bundled and the functionality it provides is contained in a Zend Extension, thus freeing phpdbg from PHP's release cycle.
+This is definitely the way we will go, should the need arise, however, we would prefer not to have to disturb the build process or code base unnecessarily.
 ===== Proposed Voting Choices =====
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 N/A
+===== Vote =====
+<doodle title="Distribute phpdbg with PHP5.6+" auth="krakjoe" voteType="single" closed="true">
+   * Yes
+   * No
+</doodle>
+Voting commenced December 11th 2013, closing December 18th 2013.

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