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Twig is a template engine for PHP. It is powerful, extensible, unit tested, documented, secure and easy to learn, helps to separate logic (written on php) from representation. That's why we are so glad to introduce Initial Twig support in upcoming PhpStorm 2.1. (more…)…

Smarty is a nice and popular template engine for separating PHP scripts from HTML layout code. And of course Web IDE supports editing of Smarty .tpl files and provides such useful features as: configurable syntax highlighting for keywords, strings, variables and braces syntax errors highlig…

After you set up PHPUnit, Web IDE greatly helps you to run your tests. Namely, to quickly create test run configuration: Right-click the desired target: a directory or a PHP file in the Project view, or a test class/method name in the code editor Choose Run<name> to start or Create<na…

We've introduced the 'Hierarchies View Support for PHP' recently. Let's now review the appropriate actions. First, class hierarchy. There are several actions accessible from the upper panel and context menu. Blue arrow points to the base element for current view. It is an element you invoked hier…

The Class Hierarchy action works in WebIDE for PHP sources in the same way as for Java. Just place the caret at any type in the code editor and press Ctrl + H. Method Hierarchy View opens via Ctrl + Shift + H shortcut if the caret is placed at any function name in the code editor. And the last…