javanile/vtiger-dev repository overview

⁠vtiger-dev

This is the right image for your VDE (Vtiger Development Environment)

⁠Installation

⁠Step 1 - Change base image in your Dockerfile

Add to your Dockerfile FROM javanile/vtiger-dev:7.1.0 instead of FROM javanile/vtiger:7.1.0

⁠Step 2 - Add xdebug service on your docker-compose.yml (required for XDebug)

If you want use XDebug add the following service on docker-compose.yml to enable host machine routing of xdebug remote machine

services:
  .
  .
  xdebug:
    image: javanile/xdebug
    cap_add: [ 'NET_ADMIN', 'NET_RAW' ]
    restart: on-failure   

NOTICE: In addiction add xdebug in section links of your vtiger service.

⁠How to use

This image will be used for Debugging

⁠Debugging

This image was provided with ad Debug tool for file inside container (generally not visible by developer)

⁠Test if debug works

Run the following command with expected output (it keep alive during development)

$ docker-compose exec vtiger debug 
Preparing 'debug' directory...
Add your file settings on 'debug/Debugfile'
Watching for debug... (Stop with [Ctrl+C])

NOTICE: If you want more control try to edit the file debug/Debugfile and add the following line.

Your are ready to change your files in the IDE (eg. config.inc.php) and keep-alive debug console

Preparing 'debug' directory...
Add your file names on '.debug/.debugfile'
Watching for debug... (Stop with [Ctrl+C])
> Updated: config.inc.php

Now the file config.inc.php is ready and connected to your debugging tool, place your var_dump($_GET) everywhere.

Look to your browser if you see something like this

array(3) (
    "module" => "Users",
    "action" => "Login",
)

It works perfectly.