Colored var_dump with Xdebug not working properly

Question

I recently upgraded PHP to 7.2. I lost the colored var_dump. So, I read this post :

How to get xdebug var_dump to show full object/array

and install xdebug by following these instructions:

http://www.dieuwe.com/blog/xdebug-ubuntu-1604-php7

and add this line to my php.ini:

xdebug.overload_var_dump=2 

according to

Colored var_dump() and errors

And there is still no color in var_dump. I wonder why it's not working ?

My Linux version: 4.9.120-c9 #1 SMP Wed Aug 15 22:48:26 UTC 2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

My PHP version: PHP Version 7.2.9-1+ubuntu14.04.1+deb.sury.org+1

Answer 1

The answer is on the Xdebug FAQ:

Q: Xdebug doesn't format output.

A: Make sure you have PHP's html_errors set to 1 in php.ini

Add or update the html_errors line in your php.ini:

html_errors = On