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Document usage of xhprof and xdebug for performance profiling

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Use the existing documentation structure in this repository and review the linked DDEV xhprof profiling guide first. Document developer-facing usage of xhprof and xdebug for performance profiling, including the DDEV workflow, so contributors can follow the setup and profiling process.

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@andybroomfield had a recent performance issue.

If using ddev, this is super easy: https://docs.ddev.com/en/stable/users/debugging-profiling/xhprof-profiling/

Let's write this up into some dev facing docs!

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