I have noticed other people say PhpEd works without problem on windows 7, but after various attempts to install and configure things, I cannot get the debugger to run.

This is a new installed of of Windows 7 64bit, and a basic clean install of PhpEd Professional 5.2.

Creating a simple php file, saving and hitting F9 produces the error

"Failed to start start debug session (error: 3)
Please make sure that the debugger module is installed for locally running php"

This is a default install, so the default run mode is "HTTP Mode (SRV local WEB server)" and all the default options during install.

Any ideas of what could be wrong? What does error: 3 mean?

Thanks!

If you had v5.9, you'd be suggested to start Project Settings Wizard and it would help you with project settings and checking debugger and php configuration. With v5.2, you have no choise but contact support... or upgrade to 5.9.

Hi Dmitri,

I tried 5.9 too - I downloaded the evaluation version yesterday as part of trying to make this work.

5.9 did the same thing, although the error is just "Failed to start debug session" and gives the recommendation to run the project settings wizard. Running the wizard and choosing the default settings returns green ticks for all items on the "Checking php installation" and "Checking debug session" pages, but still the debugger will not start.

Is there support available for eval versions, or any other way we can find what error 3 means? Upgrading to 5.9 would be possible, but not if we can not be sure it will work with our environment.

Thanks

If it gives all-green, debugger has definitely succeeded
If your project still does not work, it means that you're doing something wrong. PhpED and debugger in particular are working fine under W7/32 and W7/64bit versions, see this thread: http://forum.nusphere.com/windows-7-compatibility-t6607.html

Support? - yes it is available if you activated your trial version less than 14 days ago.

Thanks, Yes I saw that thread already, which made me wonder what I was doing wrong

To confirm - the exact steps are

1) Install 5.9 eval version, choose every default option during install.
2) Create a new project, choosing all the default options (project1.ppj)
3) Create a new php file when prompted at the end of the create-new-project wizard.
4) Enter the 3 lines of code:

<?php
print 'test';
?>

5) Save the file (noname1.php)
6) Press F9.

Expected result would be the file to run in the debugger, and print the word 'test' to an embedded IE window.
Actual result - the failed to run debugger message.


What is/could be wrong from such a basic install and test!?

Is there another route i should be using to get support for this? I only installed the eval version and gor the activation key on the 26th Nov, so certainly within 14 days

Thanks a lot for your replies so far!

Long shot but I suppose this isn't a firewall issue?

Charlie

Did you try Project Settings Wizard?

Hi, yes the project settings wizard was used to create the project (step 2 in the list of steps)

All the checks report as ok and get green ticks in the wizard. Still the debugger fails to start, with no error message of what could be wrong.

Thanks.

PS Windows Firewall is not enabled on the machine.

Hello,
This issue is for support, since we'd need screenshots and other information. We're sure we'll help you. Since you created a ticket today, we'll reply over the ticket.
Best regards,
Support

The problem was all down to the windows hosts file missing the line for "127.0.0.1 localhost".

Support identified this and corrected it quickly - so all credit to them.

Thanks Nusphere!