Laravel + VScode + xdebug 3.x + setup on Mac

config.md

Add a configuration to the debug panel in VSCode

// launch.json
{

  "version": "0.2.0",
  "configurations": [
    {
      "name": "Laravel XDebug",
      "type": "php",
      "request": "launch",
      "port": 9003  // make sure to with client_port above
    }
  ]
}

Set the correct path to php >8.x in the vscode-phpunit settings

(figure out which version of php >8.x you're runninig in shell via which php)

In VScode settings search "@ext:recca0120.vscode-phpunit" and update Php to:

/usr/local/Cellar/php/8.0.7/bin/php

or edit directly in the settings.json file

"phpunit.php": "/usr/local/Cellar/php/8.0.7/bin/php"

php.ini

// located at:
// /usr/local/etc/php/8.0/php.ini

// Find php.ini location by running:
// php -i | grep .ini

zend_extension=xdebug.so
xdebug.mode = debug
xdebug.discover_client_host = true
xdebug.client_port = 9003
xdebug.max_nesting_level = 512

xdebug.start_with_request = yes
xdebug.ideKey = VSCODE