Advanced Debugging

This guide covers advanced debugging techniques for diagnosing complex issues with Envloom and your development environment.

Diagnostic Commands

Check Service Status

Verify which services are running and on which ports.

# List all PHP-CGI processes
Get-Process -Name php-cgi -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Select-Object Id, Path, StartTime

# Check specific port
netstat -ano | findstr :9000

Test PHP-FPM Connection

Verify PHP-FPM is listening and responding:

# Install telnet (one-time)
Dism /Online /Enable-Feature /FeatureName:TelnetClient

# Test connection to PHP-FPM
telnet 127.0.0.1 9000

# If connected successfully, you'll see a blank screen
# Press Ctrl+] then type 'quit' to exit

Alternative using PowerShell:

$port = 9000
$connection = New-Object System.Net.Sockets.TcpClient
try {
    $connection.Connect("127.0.0.1", $port)
    if ($connection.Connected) {
        Write-Host "PHP-FPM is listening on port $port" -ForegroundColor Green
    }
} catch {
    Write-Host "Cannot connect to PHP-FPM on port $port" -ForegroundColor Red
} finally {
    $connection.Close()
}

Verify PHP Configuration

# Using current PHP
php -v

# Using specific version
php83 -v
php82 -v

Test Nginx Configuration

# Test configuration syntax
nginx -t

# Show configuration details
nginx -T

# Test with specific config file
nginx -t -c C:\Path\To\nginx.conf

Common configuration issues:

# Check for missing semicolons
# Check for mismatched braces { }
# Verify file paths use forward slashes
# Ensure listen ports are not duplicated

MariaDB Diagnostics

-- Connect to MariaDB
mysql -u root -p

-- Show current status
STATUS;

-- Show running processes
SHOW PROCESSLIST;

-- Show databases
SHOW DATABASES;

Process Management

Stop All PHP-FPM Processes

If PHP-FPM processes are stuck or unresponsive:

# Method 1: Stop by name
Get-Process -Name php-cgi -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Stop-Process -Force

# Method 2: Stop by path (more precise)
$envloomPath = "C:\Path\To\Envloom\bin\php"
Get-Process -Name php-cgi -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue |
    Where-Object { $_.Path -like "$envloomPath*" } |
    Stop-Process -Force

# Method 3: Using taskkill
taskkill /IM php-cgi.exe /F

Restart Nginx Safely

# Stop Nginx gracefully
nginx -s quit

# Wait a few seconds, then check if stopped
Get-Process -Name nginx -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

# Force stop if still running
Get-Process -Name nginx -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Stop-Process -Force

# Start Nginx
Start-Process -FilePath "C:\Path\To\Envloom\bin\nginx\current\nginx.exe" -WorkingDirectory "C:\Path\To\Envloom\bin\nginx\current" -WindowStyle Hidden

Stop MariaDB Safely

# Graceful shutdown
mysqladmin -u root -p shutdown

# Force stop if needed
Get-Process -Name mariadbd,mysqld -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Stop-Process -Force

# Verify port is released
netstat -ano | findstr :3306

Network Diagnostics

Test Local Site Resolution

# Test DNS resolution
Resolve-DnsName mysite.test

# Should return 127.0.0.1
# If not, check hosts file

# View hosts file
notepad C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts

# Flush DNS cache
ipconfig /flushdns

Test HTTP/HTTPS Connectivity

# Test HTTP connection
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri http://mysite.test -UseBasicParsing

# Show response headers
$response = Invoke-WebRequest -Uri http://mysite.test -UseBasicParsing
$response.Headers
$response.StatusCode

Identify Port Conflicts

# Find process using a specific port
function Get-ProcessOnPort {
    param([int]$Port)
    $netstat = netstat -ano | Select-String ":$Port" | Select-String "LISTENING"
    if ($netstat) {
        $pid = ($netstat -split '\s+')[-1]
        Get-Process -Id $pid -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    }
}

# Usage
Get-ProcessOnPort -Port 80
Get-ProcessOnPort -Port 443
Get-ProcessOnPort -Port 3306
Get-ProcessOnPort -Port 9000

File System Diagnostics

Verify Envloom Directory Structure

# Check required directories exist
$envloomPath = "C:\Path\To\Envloom"
$requiredDirs = @("bin", "config", "logs", "sites")

foreach ($dir in $requiredDirs) {
    $path = Join-Path $envloomPath $dir
    if (Test-Path $path) {
        Write-Host "✓ $dir exists" -ForegroundColor Green
    } else {
        Write-Host "✗ $dir missing" -ForegroundColor Red
    }
}

Check File Permissions

# Check if current user has write access
function Test-WriteAccess {
    param([string]$Path)
    try {
        $testFile = Join-Path $Path "test_write_$(Get-Random).tmp"
        [System.IO.File]::WriteAllText($testFile, "test")
        Remove-Item $testFile -Force
        return $true
    } catch {
        return $false
    }
}

# Test critical directories
Test-WriteAccess -Path "C:\Path\To\Envloom\logs"
Test-WriteAccess -Path "C:\Path\To\Envloom\config"
Test-WriteAccess -Path "C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc"

Verify Symlinks/Junctions

# Check if current links exist and are valid
$junctions = @(
    "bin\php\current",
    "bin\mariadb\current",
    "bin\node\current"
)

foreach ($junction in $junctions) {
    $path = Join-Path "C:\Path\To\Envloom" $junction
    if (Test-Path $path) {
        $target = (Get-Item $path).Target
        Write-Host "✓ $junction -> $target" -ForegroundColor Green
    } else {
        Write-Host "✗ $junction missing" -ForegroundColor Red
    }
}

Runtime Diagnostics

Verify PATH Configuration

# Check if Envloom bin is in PATH
$env:PATH -split ';' | Where-Object { $_ -like "*Envloom*" }

# Test shim executables
Get-Command php -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Get-Command composer -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Get-Command mysql -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

# Show full path
(Get-Command php).Source
(Get-Command composer).Source

Check NVM Configuration

# Check NVM environment variables
$env:NVM_HOME
$env:NVM_SYMLINK

# Verify NVM is working
nvm version
nvm list
nvm current

# Test Node.js
node --version
npm --version

Validate Runtime Installations

# Check PHP installations
Get-ChildItem "C:\Path\To\Envloom\bin\php" -Directory |
    Where-Object { $_.Name -match '^\d+\.\d+$' } |
    ForEach-Object {
        $phpExe = Join-Path $_.FullName "php.exe"
        if (Test-Path $phpExe) {
            $version = & $phpExe -v 2>&1 | Select-String "PHP (\d+\.\d+\.\d+)" |
                ForEach-Object { $_.Matches.Groups[1].Value }
            Write-Host "$($_.Name): $version" -ForegroundColor Green
        } else {
            Write-Host "$($_.Name): INVALID (missing php.exe)" -ForegroundColor Red
        }
    }

SSL Certificate Diagnostics

Verify CA Certificate

# Check if CA certificate exists
$caPath = "C:\Path\To\Envloom\sites\ca\ca.crt"
if (Test-Path $caPath) {
    # Show certificate details
    $cert = New-Object System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate2
    $cert.Import($caPath)
    
    Write-Host "CA Certificate:"
    Write-Host "  Subject: $($cert.Subject)"
    Write-Host "  Issuer: $($cert.Issuer)"
    Write-Host "  Valid From: $($cert.NotBefore)"
    Write-Host "  Valid Until: $($cert.NotAfter)"
} else {
    Write-Host "CA certificate not found" -ForegroundColor Red
}

Check Site Certificate

# Check site certificate
$domain = "mysite.test"
$certPath = "C:\Path\To\Envloom\sites\certs\$domain.crt"

if (Test-Path $certPath) {
    $cert = New-Object System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate2
    $cert.Import($certPath)
    
    Write-Host "Certificate for $domain:"
    Write-Host "  Subject: $($cert.Subject)"
    Write-Host "  Valid Until: $($cert.NotAfter)"
    Write-Host "  Expired: $($cert.NotAfter -lt (Get-Date))"
} else {
    Write-Host "Certificate not found for $domain" -ForegroundColor Red
}

Test SSL Connection

# Test SSL certificate from browser perspective
$domain = "mysite.test"
$uri = "https://$domain"

try {
    $request = [System.Net.HttpWebRequest]::Create($uri)
    $request.Timeout = 5000
    $response = $request.GetResponse()
    $cert = $request.ServicePoint.Certificate
    
    Write-Host "SSL Connection Successful" -ForegroundColor Green
    Write-Host "  Subject: $($cert.Subject)"
    Write-Host "  Issued By: $($cert.Issuer)"
    Write-Host "  Valid Until: $($cert.GetExpirationDateString())"
    
    $response.Close()
} catch {
    Write-Host "SSL Connection Failed: $($_.Exception.Message)" -ForegroundColor Red
}

Log Analysis Techniques

Tail Logs in Real-Time

# Tail runtime log (PowerShell equivalent of tail -f)
Get-Content "C:\Path\To\Envloom\logs\runtime.log" -Wait -Tail 20

# Tail PHP error log
Get-Content "C:\Path\To\Envloom\logs\php\php-8_3.error.log" -Wait -Tail 20

# Tail Nginx error log
Get-Content "C:\Path\To\Envloom\logs\nginx\error.log" -Wait -Tail 20

Filter and Search Logs

# Find errors in runtime log
Get-Content "C:\Path\To\Envloom\logs\runtime.log" | Select-String "ERROR"

# Find specific error in PHP log
Get-Content "C:\Path\To\Envloom\logs\php\php-8_3.error.log" | 
    Select-String "Fatal error" -Context 2,5

# Count errors by type
Get-Content "C:\Path\To\Envloom\logs\nginx\error.log" |
    Select-String "\[(\w+)\]" |
    ForEach-Object { $_.Matches.Groups[1].Value } |
    Group-Object | Sort-Object Count -Descending

Extract Recent Errors

# Get errors from last 24 hours
function Get-RecentLogErrors {
    param(
        [string]$LogPath,
        [int]$Hours = 24
    )
    
    $cutoff = (Get-Date).AddHours(-$Hours)
    Get-Content $LogPath |
        Select-String "^\[(\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2} \d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2})\].*ERROR" |
        ForEach-Object {
            if ($_ -match '^\[(\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2} \d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2})\]') {
                $timestamp = [DateTime]::ParseExact(
                    $matches[1],
                    "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss",
                    $null
                )
                if ($timestamp -gt $cutoff) {
                    $_
                }
            }
        }
}

# Usage
Get-RecentLogErrors -LogPath "C:\Path\To\Envloom\logs\runtime.log" -Hours 24

Performance Profiling

Monitor Resource Usage

# Monitor Envloom-related processes
function Watch-EnvloomProcesses {
    while ($true) {
        Clear-Host
        Write-Host "Envloom Process Monitor - $(Get-Date)" -ForegroundColor Cyan
        Write-Host "="*80
        
        Get-Process php-cgi,nginx,mariadbd,mysqld -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue |
            Format-Table Name, Id, 
                @{Name="CPU(%)";Expression={$_.CPU}},
                @{Name="Memory(MB)";Expression={[math]::Round($_.WorkingSet64/1MB,2)}},
                StartTime -AutoSize
        
        Start-Sleep -Seconds 2
    }
}

Watch-EnvloomProcesses

Analyze Site Response Time

# Measure site response time
function Measure-SiteResponse {
    param([string]$Url)
    
    $measurements = 1..10 | ForEach-Object {
        $start = Get-Date
        try {
            $response = Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $Url -UseBasicParsing
            $end = Get-Date
            ($end - $start).TotalMilliseconds
        } catch {
            -1
        }
    }
    
    $valid = $measurements | Where-Object { $_ -gt 0 }
    [PSCustomObject]@{
        Url = $Url
        Average = ($valid | Measure-Object -Average).Average
        Min = ($valid | Measure-Object -Minimum).Minimum
        Max = ($valid | Measure-Object -Maximum).Maximum
    }
}

Measure-SiteResponse -Url "http://mysite.test"

When to Seek Further Help

If you’ve exhausted these debugging techniques:

Gather diagnostic information:
- Recent log excerpts from relevant logs
- Service status output
- System environment details (Windows version, Envloom version)
Document the issue:
- Steps to reproduce
- Expected vs actual behavior
- What you’ve already tried
Report the issue:
- Check existing issues in the Envloom repository
- Create a new issue with diagnostic information
- Include relevant configuration files (sanitize passwords)

Common Issues - Quick solutions to frequent problems
Understanding Logs - Log file locations and formats

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Core Features

Runtimes

Configuration

Troubleshooting

Advanced Debugging

Diagnostic Commands

Check Service Status

Test PHP-FPM Connection

Verify PHP Configuration

Test Nginx Configuration

MariaDB Diagnostics

Process Management

Stop All PHP-FPM Processes

Restart Nginx Safely

Stop MariaDB Safely

Network Diagnostics

Test Local Site Resolution

Test HTTP/HTTPS Connectivity

Identify Port Conflicts

File System Diagnostics

Verify Envloom Directory Structure

Check File Permissions

Verify Symlinks/Junctions

Runtime Diagnostics

Verify PATH Configuration

Check NVM Configuration

Validate Runtime Installations

SSL Certificate Diagnostics

Verify CA Certificate

Check Site Certificate

Test SSL Connection

Log Analysis Techniques

Tail Logs in Real-Time

Filter and Search Logs

Extract Recent Errors

Performance Profiling

Monitor Resource Usage

Analyze Site Response Time

When to Seek Further Help

Get Started

Core Features

Runtimes

Configuration

Troubleshooting

​Diagnostic Commands

​Check Service Status

​Test PHP-FPM Connection

​Verify PHP Configuration

​Test Nginx Configuration

​MariaDB Diagnostics

​Process Management

​Stop All PHP-FPM Processes

​Restart Nginx Safely

​Stop MariaDB Safely

​Network Diagnostics

​Test Local Site Resolution

​Test HTTP/HTTPS Connectivity

​Identify Port Conflicts

​File System Diagnostics

​Verify Envloom Directory Structure

​Check File Permissions

​Verify Symlinks/Junctions

​Runtime Diagnostics

​Verify PATH Configuration

​Check NVM Configuration

​Validate Runtime Installations

​SSL Certificate Diagnostics

​Verify CA Certificate

​Check Site Certificate

​Test SSL Connection

​Log Analysis Techniques

​Tail Logs in Real-Time

​Filter and Search Logs

​Extract Recent Errors

​Performance Profiling

​Monitor Resource Usage

​Analyze Site Response Time

​When to Seek Further Help

​Related Resources

Diagnostic Commands

Check Service Status

Test PHP-FPM Connection

Verify PHP Configuration

Test Nginx Configuration

MariaDB Diagnostics

Process Management

Stop All PHP-FPM Processes

Restart Nginx Safely

Stop MariaDB Safely

Network Diagnostics

Test Local Site Resolution

Test HTTP/HTTPS Connectivity

Identify Port Conflicts

File System Diagnostics

Verify Envloom Directory Structure

Check File Permissions

Verify Symlinks/Junctions

Runtime Diagnostics

Verify PATH Configuration

Check NVM Configuration

Validate Runtime Installations

SSL Certificate Diagnostics

Verify CA Certificate

Check Site Certificate

Test SSL Connection

Log Analysis Techniques

Tail Logs in Real-Time

Filter and Search Logs

Extract Recent Errors

Performance Profiling

Monitor Resource Usage

Analyze Site Response Time

When to Seek Further Help

Related Resources