diff --git a/group_vars/staging/php.yml b/group_vars/staging/php.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7b9af47888
--- /dev/null
+++ b/group_vars/staging/php.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+php_error_reporting: 'E_ALL'
+php_display_errors: 'On'
+php_display_startup_errors: 'On'
+php_track_errors: 'On'
+php_mysqlnd_collect_memory_statistics: 'On'
+php_opcache_enable: 0
+
+xdebug_remote_enable: 1
+xdebug_remote_connect_back: 1
diff --git a/roles/php/defaults/main.yml b/roles/php/defaults/main.yml
index b2ecaf87d1..0e40746fd5 100644
--- a/roles/php/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/php/defaults/main.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ php_session_cookie_secure: 'Off'
 php_upload_max_filesize: 25M
 php_track_errors: 'Off'
 php_timezone: '{{ ntp_timezone }}'
+php_output_buffering: 'Off'
 
 php_opcache_enable: 1
 php_opcache_enable_cli: 1
diff --git a/roles/php/templates/php.ini.j2 b/roles/php/templates/php.ini.j2
index 3b899e7c91..84fe207c2e 100644
--- a/roles/php/templates/php.ini.j2
+++ b/roles/php/templates/php.ini.j2
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ track_errors = {{ php_track_errors }}
 upload_max_filesize = {{ php_upload_max_filesize }}
 expose_php = Off
 date.timezone = {{ php_timezone }}
+output_buffering = {{ php_output_buffering }}
 
 [mysqlnd]
 mysqlnd.collect_memory_statistics = {{ php_mysqlnd_collect_memory_statistics }}