# WPEngine, xdebug no longer working

**URL:** <https://community.localwp.com/t/wpengine-xdebug-no-longer-working/35646>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [February 19, 2023, 4:44pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/wpengine-xdebug-no-longer-working/35646 "2023-02-19T16:44:03Z")\
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Hi @gmccord

For that piece, you might find some troubleshooting steps or links to other helpful posts in here:

> [@Debugger breaks on first line even though its deactivated and shows local-bootstrap.php?](http://community.localwp.com/t/debugger-breaks-on-first-line-even-though-its-deactivated-and-shows-local-bootstrap-php/25287/4):
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> Nice! I’m glad you were able to get things working. When the debugger stops within the local-bootstrap.php file, this is due to a recent improvement to Local so that it can make use of WordPress’ “Site Environment Types.” You should be able to adjust some settings within PHPStorm to prevent that from happening. See this forum topic for more info:

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