file content won't update in real time

izacksher

I'm new with PHPStorm Ide.
Problem is that when I debug with breakpoints and update file content the changes are not seen till the running is finished.
Is there a solution?
Thx

Derokorian

There is no solution (that I have ever known). PHP Parses the code and then runs it, you have to reparse it to run new changes.

izacksher

Thx
But I think I was misleading a little. I'll repeat my question.
I have a php script in file A that runs fine until reaches a break point. I let it execute the line by F8 and it updates a second text file named B. I pass to the second line and don't see the update. I go back to A and let it run to the end. Now I go back to B and see the update.
Can you farther help?
Regards

NogDog

Pure speculation on my part, but if you fopen() the file, maybe you need to fclose() it to force any buffered writes to occur? (Which would happen automatically when the script ends, if such buffering actually occurs.)

Weedpacket

I'm pretty sure file output is buffered if two processes have the file open (for writing at least) at the same time.

izacksher

Thanks
Is there a way to eliminate buffering, whether in the code or with the IDE help?

izacksher

OK
I found out how to reflect changes in real time while still in the debug session.
The trick that works for me is to pass the focus to some other application and than to get back to PHPStorm.
To my view it seems to be something with the IDE configuration.
Is there any idea?
Regards

izacksher

Another trick that works is File->Synchronize but still its not applicable as a permanent solution to the problem...

sneakyimp

If your PHP script is appending to a log file, linux has the tail command, which lets you monitor all the data that gets written to a file.

For example, this command will show you each new line that gets written to the end of a file as it gets written. It runs until you stop it by hitting ctrl-c

tail -f myLogFile.txt

izacksher

Thx
But its not my environment

sneakyimp

The tail command is available on OSX and there are a number of windows equivalents.