Laravel after.sh file which enables xdebug properly (tested in PhpStorm)

after.sh

#!/bin/sh

# If you would like to do some extra provisioning you may
# add any commands you wish to this file and they will
# be run after the Homestead machine is provisioned.

# might be /etc/php/7.0/fpm/conf.d/20-xdebug.ini depending of homestead verison
FILE=/etc/php/7.1/fpm/conf.d/20-xdebug.ini

sudo chmod 777 "$FILE"

sudo truncate -s 0 "$FILE"
# Adding configuration params to xdebug.ini
xdebug="zend_extension=xdebug.so

xdebug.cli_color=1
xdebug.show_local_vars=1
xdebug.remote_enable=1
xdebug.remote_connect_back=1
xdebug.remote_port=\"9000\"
xdebug.idekey=phpstorm
xdebug.scream=0
xdebug.max_nesting_level=300
"
echo "$xdebug" >> "$FILE"

# might be php7.0-fpm depending of homestead verison
sudo service php7.1-fpm restart