In the old days (last year) when a combination PHP-HTML page reloaded itself with submit, the original PHP break points were still active and I could see what was posted and how it traveled. For a while now, once the page has fully loaded the breaks turn off, i.e., the breaks are no longer active. It's as if RUN was clicked instead of RUN IN DEBUGGER. How do I put it back like it was so it will break on re-entrant code and I can see what is actually passed in POST?

Debug Session checkbox is responsible for that (unless your submit goes to different host). Seems it's what you turned off