# How do I make Xdebug work in PhpStorm?

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**Created:** [May 17, 2024, 11:41am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/how-do-i-make-xdebug-work-in-phpstorm/42921 "2024-05-17T11:41:15Z")\
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Hi, @abdnafees. It’s worth trying the steps in the answer I gave here with a fresh site:

> [@Debugger not breaking at breakpoints](https://community.localwp.com/t/debugger-not-breaking-at-breakpoints/37920/3):
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> Thanks for the report and screenshots, @tonicboy. I’m not sure why PhpStorm is not intercepting requests in this case, but perhaps you could try using Xdebug without the Xdebug + PhpStorm add-on, its custom run configuration, or any adjustments to your Xdebug config: Create a fresh Local site using “Preferred” settings and enable the Xdebug switch in Local. Open the site’s app/public folder in PhpStorm. (Not the site root folder above those.) In PhpStorm, visit Settings → PHP → Debug, untick …

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