This document discusses system level debugging tools Strace and Sysdig for debugging PHP applications. Strace allows seeing system calls with low overhead, while Sysdig provides protocol awareness and container visibility. Both tools can help debug slow scripts, PHP-FPM issues, and network problems. Sysdig integrates chisels for parsing raw data and supports debugging containers and network traffic. The document recommends using Strace when you lack root access and Sysdig when watching network activity or containers.