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 9. When the bug is fixed, revert all these changes
 
+## Development Environment Setup
+
+---
+
+### For Windows: WSL2 Setup
+
+FrankenPHP cannot be compiled natively on Windows, so to build and debug code, you need to run your IDE in WSL.
+
+1. Install WSL2:
+
+   ```powershell
+   wsl --install
+   ```
+
+---
+
+### Initial setup
+
+Follow the instructions in [compiling from sources](https://frankenphp.dev/docs/compile/).
+The steps assume the following environment:
+
+- Go installed at `/usr/local/go`
+- PHP source cloned to `~/php-src`
+- PHP built at: `/usr/local/bin/php`
+- FrankenPHP source cloned to `~/frankenphp`
+
+### CLion Setup for CGO glue/PHP Source Development
+
+1. Install CLion (on your host OS)
+
+   - Download from [JetBrains](https://www.jetbrains.com/clion/download/)
+   - Launch (if on Windows, in WSL):
+
+     ```bash
+     clion &>/dev/null
+     ```
+
+2. Open Project in CLion
+
+   - Open CLion → Open → Select the `~/frankenphp` directory
+   - Add a build chain: Settings → Build, Execution, Deployment → Custom Build Targets
+   - Select any Build Target, under `Build` set up an External Tool (call it e.g. go build)
+   - Set up a wrapper script that builds frankenphp for you, called `go_compile_frankenphp.sh`
+
+   ```bash
+   export CGO_CFLAGS="-O0 -g $(php-config --includes)"
+   export CGO_LDFLAGS="$(php-config --ldflags) $(php-config --libs)"
+   go build -tags=nobadger,nomysql,nopgx
+   ```
+
+   - Under Program, select `go_compile_frankenphp.sh`
+   - Leave Arguments blank
+   - Working Directory: `~/frankenphp/caddy/frankenphp`
+
+3. Configure Run Targets
+
+   - Go to Run → Edit Configurations
+   - Create:
+     - frankenphp:
+       - Type: Native Application
+       - Target: select the `go build` target you created
+       - Executable: `~/frankenphp/caddy/frankenphp/frankenphp`
+       - Arguments: the arguments you want to start frankenphp with, e.g. `php-cli test.php`
+
+4. Debug Go files from CLion
+
+   - Right click on a *.go file in the Project view on the left
+   - Override file type → C/C++
+
+   Now you can place breakpoints in C, C++ and Go files.
+   To get syntax highlighting for imports from php-src, you may need to tell CLion about the include paths. Create a
+   `compile_flags.txt` file in `~/frankenphp` with the following contents:
+
+   ```gcc
+   -I/usr/local/include/php
+   -I/usr/local/include/php/Zend
+   -I/usr/local/include/php/main
+   -I/usr/local/include/php/TSRM
+   ```
+
+---
+
+### GoLand Setup for FrankenPHP Development
+
+Use GoLand for primary Go development, but the debugger cannot debug C code.
+
+1. Install GoLand (on your host OS)
+
+   - Download from [JetBrains](https://www.jetbrains.com/go/download/)
+   - Launch (if on Windows, in WSL):
+
+     ```bash
+     goland &>/dev/null
+     ```
+
+2. Open in GoLand
+
+   - Launch GoLand → Open → Select the `~/frankenphp` directory
+
+---
+
+### Go Configuration
+
+- Select Go Build
+  - Name `frankenphp`
+  - Run kind: Directory
+- Directory: `~/frankenphp/caddy/frankenphp`
+- Output directory: `~/frankenphp/caddy/frankenphp`
+- Working directory: `~/frankenphp/caddy/frankenphp`
+- Environment (adjust for your $(php-config ...) output):
+  `CGO_CFLAGS=-O0 -g -I/usr/local/include/php -I/usr/local/include/php/main -I/usr/local/include/php/TSRM -I/usr/local/include/php/Zend -I/usr/local/include/php/ext -I/usr/local/include/php/ext/date/lib;CGO_LDFLAGS=-lm -lpthread -lsqlite3 -lxml2 -lbrotlienc -lbrotlidec -lbrotlicommon -lwatcher`
+- Go tool arguments: `-tags=nobadger,nomysql,nopgx`
+- Program arguments: e.g. `php-cli -i`
+
+You can now place breakpoints and debug through Go code when you debug the `frankenphp` configuration, but breakpoints
+in C code will not work.
+
+---
+
+### Debugging and Integration Notes
+
+- Use CLion for debugging PHP internals and `cgo` glue code
+- Use GoLand for primary Go development and debugging
+- FrankenPHP can be added as a run configuration in CLion for unified C/Go debugging if needed, but syntax highlighting won't work in Go files
+
 ## Misc Dev Resources
 
 - [PHP embedding in uWSGI](https://github.com/unbit/uwsgi/blob/master/plugins/php/php_plugin.c)