Location to edit xdebug.max_nesting_level in ubuntu 14.04 PHP using Lighttpd

Question

I am getting

fatal error maximum function nesting level of '100' reached aborting..

It seems I have to edit

xdebug.max_nesting_level from 100 to more.

But I am unable to find the correct file in where I should edit this? I am using Ubuntu 14.04 , lighttpd webserver and Php..

From internet I saw I have to edit php.ini file in /etc/php5/apache2..

But I am using lighttpd.

In my /etc/php5/ there are three folders namely

In the cgi and cli folder there are php.ini file, But those 2 files did not contain anyting to edit xdebug.

In mods-available folder I got 1 file namely xdebug.ini and it just contains

zend_extension=xdebug.so

So I need help how to edit xdebug.max_nesting_level in ubuntu 14.04 PHP and Lighttpd. Sorry for my bad English. Seeking your help to solve this

try "locate php.ini" in order to find php configuration file. — Lety, Aug 26, 2014 at 10:15
I mentioned that in my /etc/php/cgi/ there is a file named php.ini, but in that file there is nothing about xdebug configuration to edit that.. — oxvoxic, Aug 26, 2014 at 13:01
Yes, sorry, I suggest to locate file in order to check if there are other then the two you mentioned. Anyway, you did not find xdebug.max_nesting_level because this is a xdebug variable. So, I'm not sure, but try to add "xdebug.max_nesting_level = 150" in xdebug.ini after zend_extension and let's see if it resolves the issue. — Lety, Aug 26, 2014 at 13:44
But when I run phpinfo from localhost in browser there shows xdebug and all of its configuration including xdebug.max_nesting_level=100.. so I guess the configuration must be written somewhere.. Unfortunately I am not finding it yet .. — oxvoxic, Aug 26, 2014 at 14:12
Yes, phpinfo show you default value for all xdebug variables, this means that xdebug.so extension is correctly loaded by php. You can not find these settings in any configuration file. Did you try my suggestion? — Lety, Aug 26, 2014 at 18:19

Jens Erat · Accepted Answer · 2015-04-23 23:07:12Z

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To fix the issue, I edited /etc/php5/apache2/conf.d/20-xdebug.ini and added the following line:

xdebug.max_nesting_level = 250

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Lety · Accepted Answer · 2014-08-26 18:28:39Z

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phpinfo show you default value for all xdebug variables, this means that xdebug.so extension is correctly loaded by php.

In order to change xdebug.max_nesting_level default settings open xdebug.ini and add:

 xdebug.max_nesting_level=150

Similarly, you can also change other xdebug variables.

answered Aug 26, 2014 at 18:28

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