Hi!

I'm a little reluctant adding INI settings again, as I tried so hard getting rid of them. Would adding a new flag to xdebug_start_trace perhaps be an acceptable alternative? I realise that that means you need to call a function at your entry point.

cheers,
Derick

Hi,

I also would appreciate if you could bring back the xdebug.collect_params setting. I generate xdebug traces from website requests on a regular basis. Without collect_params settings, the traces, with all parameters included, reach sizes up to multiple gigabyte, even if compression is used. A flag to xdebug_start_trace would be no alternative because the trace is started through a cookie (xdebug.start_with_request = "trigger").

Cheers, Daniel

Sorry @derick, I missed your reply somehow.

I can't add xdebug_start_trace() because I'm not in total control of the environments I work with. I'm often in the role of "debug guy"/devops guy. I can set up my own php-fpm instance on a server with Xdebug enabled and direct carefully selected traffic to it via a web server ( e.g. based on my IP address), but I'm not able to modify the source code. Sometimes issues happen only on production, and all parties are extremely reluctant to modify application source code there (again, my php-fpm instances with XDebug enabled are always properly secured from 3rd party access).

Also:

• this might skip auto-prepend files,
• it's rather cumbersome when there's more than one main file that handles requests (for example WordPress)

Hi @derick,

I understand your concerns about adding INI settings again, but I would like to bring up the convenience factor for users who would like to have the xdebug.collect_params feature like me.
Having an INI setting for this feature would allow users to quickly and easily enable or disable it without the need to modify xdebug which also is not common in production use.
I would like to suggest that you consider bringing back the xdebug.collect_params INI setting in addition to the xdebug_start_trace flag, as this would provide users with more options and flexibility.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Best regards,
D'avis

https://github.com/xdebug/xdebug/pull/911