Debugging a website using localhost and mysql. The debug starts OK, the URL includes the DEBUG code. But all links inside the site revert to the non-debug variation. Once I click a link I'm no longer in debug mode so I don't hit any breakpoints.

I tried adding the DEBUG code to the URL but it doesn't get me where I need to go.

Usually the URL's include the debug automatically. I got rid of .htaccess code. Do you have any ideas why this is happening and how to fix?

Update

debug sessions IS checked

this happens with every project I create or load

I unplugged the IIS service, uninstalled phped and xampp, reinstalled xampp and nusphere (in that order because that was the order it was installed when it had worked)

I turned debug sessions off or on, same behavior, no debug sessions

Debug code in url is showed the first time only. After this it is transmitted over cookies.
So, first check if cookies are enabled and look into sended headers (in firebug); It must contain all the data about DEBUGSESSION. Received headers must contain this info as well.

OR put DebugBreak(); into your code and see what happens.

Good advice thanks. I think the paths were not matching