In my role as a PHP Developer at BravoWebSoft, I frequently encounter complex bugs and issues during the development process which mandate proficient debugging skills. A typical debugging starts with identifying the issue's severity, followed by analyzing the code using various PHP debugging tools for a deeper understanding of the problem.
One notable experience was when a live web application started returning improper results due to faulty database queries. I used Zend Debugger paired with Zend Studio for a thorough inspection of the application. By setting breakpoints and inspecting the parameters passed to the query, I found that the inconsistent data returned was due to a logic error in the data sorting algorithm. By rewriting that section and applying the unit testing practices with PHPUnit, I was able to eliminate the error and restore the application's functionality entirely.