Notepad++ does not have debugging capability or any debugging plug-in - is this true?

For those who code in Notepad++, I just want to confirm that Notepad++ does not have any built-in debugging function (i.e. ability to set breakpoints, step one by one and look at values in the middle of execution). I'm new to PHP coding and am looking for a good editor/IDE to use. Since I would like a debugging function, your answer would开发者_Python百科 greatly help me narrow my choices. Note that I've recently downloaded and am in fact using Notepad++ at the moment, and cannot seem to find either a built-in debugger or a debugging plug-in from the Notepad++ menus. Thanks in advance.

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There is the DBGP Plugin for NP++ that hooks into xDebug if you want to try it.

I found decent install/setup instructions here, but as with most things computer related, YMMV.

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I like the new Eclipse Helios with PDT 2.2 which hooks into xDebug. If you haven't used eclipse in a while you should check out the new version. The new build of PDT is by far the best PHP debugger I have used.

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Try Eclipse w/Zend PDT. The Zend debugger is much stronger than xDebug and it also introspects your code so you can ctrl-click a function call and it will take you to the declaration.