VLAD + xDebug + Drupal 8 + webprofiler

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VLAD + DRUPAL 8 + WEBPROFILER + drupal console + xDebug

Some prerequisites

• git
• vagrant
• virtualbox
• A processor that supports virtualisation (as we use a 64-bit guest OS) - you may need to enable this in the BIOS
• ansible
• nfs

VLAD

Download/Clone VLAD

• Choose destination
• Choose structure (I go for /docroot and /vlad
• Download or git clone VLAD to /vlad (http://vlad-docs.readthedocs.org/en/latest/)

Setup vlad_settings

• Copy template_vlad_settings.php to vlad_settings (symlink to /docroot?)
• Alter the webserver_hostname, webserver_hostname_aliases, boxipaddress, boxname
• Add 'aux_synced_folder' then set 'aux_synced_folder' to '../aux_synced' and 'host_synced_folder' to '../docroot'
• Any further config you might want (eg. varnish, solr)

Add Drupal 8

• From: https://www.drupal.org/project/drupal
• Place in /docroot/web
• Add db settings to vlad_settings

A few extra vlad settings for D8

• # Some extra D8 settings (https://github.com/hashbangcode/vlad/issues/305) drush_version: master vm_memory: 2048 vlad_drupal_install_version: 8 drush_version: 7.x drush_install_commands: - { name: 'coder', version: '-8.x-2.4'} - { name: 'site_audit', version: ''} - { name: 'registry_rebuild', version: ''}

Vagrant up

Troubleshooting

• You may need to manually install vagrant-triggers and vagrant-hostsupdater

Install Drupal 8

• go to http://local.drupal8
• Run through install steps
• password = wibble

and D8 is born, next?

drupal console

Install Drupal console

• Run through the steps on: https://www.drupal.org/project/console
• Look at: drupal list

Tips on usage

• Read the docs: https://hechoendrupal.gitbooks.io/drupal-console
• Generate/download/install (just like drush)
• config exports

Web Profiler
(now in devel)

Installation

• ssh into your vagrant box: vagrant ssh
• Go to site docroot
• Use console to download devel: drupal module:download devel
• Then install: drupal module:install devel devel_generate devel_node_access webprofiler

Tips on usage

• Get baseline for D8/server combo
• Are particular views slow?
• Slow queries?
• Basic PHP config
• Headers

XDEBUG (with phpstorm)

Connect phpstorm to vagrant

• click dropdown next to bug icon, and click configure
• Choose 'php remote debug', and insert IP and directory for Drupal on server (use vagrant ssh to get this)
• idekey=phpstorm
• in chrome install the 'Xdebug helper' extension, and set its idekey to phpstorm (right click, config)
• enable the extension

Tips on usage

• Set a breakpoint on line51 of webprofilers cachebackendwrapper.php
• click bug icon to start the debugging
• Step through and look at variables in phpstorm (notice how often line 51 is called, and how bin changes)
• ctrl + click to go into declaration
• right clock object the create diagram to see full tree if complex