Author Archives: nnmatveev

New in 4.0: Easier debugging of remote PHP command line scripts

Posted on March 20, 2012 by nnmatveev

Many of PhpStorm users like to debug their PHP web applications and local command line scripts using our zero-configuration debugging approach due to its simplicity and comfort. This time we would like to announce that since PhpStorm 4.0 you can … Continue reading →

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New in 4.0: Support of PHP 5.4 Built-in Web Server

Posted on March 16, 2012 by nnmatveev

As of PHP 5.4.0, the CLI SAPI provides a built-in web server which is intended for development purposes only. We are glad to announce that since PhpStorm 4.0 you can control a web server instance directly from the IDE.

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New in 4.0: Code Coverage for PHPUnit

Posted on February 21, 2012 by nnmatveev

We continue developing integration with tools essential for each developer who cares about the quality of his code. This time we want to introduce you Code Coverage for PHPUnit.

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New in 3.0: More ‘Surround With’ actions for PHP

Posted on February 8, 2012 by nnmatveev

There are new ‘Surround With’ actions introduced in PhpStorm 3.0

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New in 3.0: Support of profiling with Zend Debugger

Posted on December 19, 2011 by nnmatveev

Hello guys, Sometime ago we announced integration with Xdebug profiler in PhpStorm 3.0. This time we want to introduce you integration with another popular CPU profiling extension for PHP – Zend Debugger.

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Debug command line scripts with PhpStorm 2.1

Posted on October 6, 2011 by nnmatveev

Hello everybody, Recently, we have been often asked to provide a detailed guide in debugging command line scripts. And finally here you are!

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New in 3.0: Xdebug profiler integration

Posted on September 30, 2011 by nnmatveev

Hello everybody, Xdebug is a great tool and many of you use it for interactive debugging. But Xdebug is not just a debugger, it also provides many other features such as profiling or code coverage Integration with Xdebug Profiler is … Continue reading →

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New debug features in PhpStorm 2.1

Posted on June 1, 2011 by nnmatveev

Hello guys, Let’s talk about some new debug features available in PhpStorm 2.1.

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‘Extract Function/Method’ refactoring for PHP

Posted on May 3, 2011 by nnmatveev

Hello guys, We are working hard on new features for PhpStorm 2.1, and the ‘Extract Function/Method’ refactoring for PHP is one of them. This feature has been available since the first PhpStorm 2.1 EAP(106.444), and we are looking forward for … Continue reading →

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Productivity hints: Writing assignments with ‘Introduce Variable’ refactoring

Posted on April 1, 2011 by nnmatveev

Hello guys, Recently after demoing the PhpStorm to users on a conference I discovered that our practice of writing assignments “backwards” via “Introduce variable” was really surprising to users… Lets discuss what exactly we are doing and why. How do … Continue reading →

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