PhpStorm 2020.2 Release Candidate is available! The release of 2020.2 is fast approaching. PhpStorm 2020.2 RC is the final build before the major update of PhpStorm, which means this is the last chance for you to submit feedback before the release and help us make sure any outstanding issues get cleaned up. The most notable new features of the upcoming release are listed in the 2020.2 Beta announcement. We have posted more detailed overviews in a series of videos on our JetbrainsTV YouTube channel. A list of all the changes that have been introduced since the Beta in this particular build is a

The PhpStorm 2020.2 Beta release is the last one in the EAP cycle, and so our What's coming in 2020.2 video series is drawing to an end as well. In this final episode of the 2020.2 season, you can learn all about PHP 8 Union Types support in PhpStorm. (more…)

PhpStorm 2020.2 Beta is now available! All the major features have already been implemented, so this is the perfect time to download the upcoming version and give it a try, if you haven’t already done so. Below is a round-up of the most notable new features for the upcoming 2020.2 release. The links will take you to the EAP posts published over the last few months with detailed descriptions of each feature. (more…)

The release candidate build for PhpStorm 2020.1.4 is available. Notable updates: Fixed: Cannot open context menu in project view (IDEA-242047 +24) Fixed: IDE doesn't start after update to 2020.2 EAP2 (202.5103.13) (IDEA-242552 +7) (more…)

Learn more about the brand-new Extract class refactoring, unassigned typed property inspection, and customizing generated getters/setters. If you prefer watching to reading, check out the What’s Coming in PhpStorm 2020.2 series on our JetBrains YouTube channel! Download PhpStorm 2020.2 EAP New refactoring: Extract class Classes always start out neat and tidy. They do their job and do not interfere with other classes. Over time, however, new methods and fields may be added here and there. As a result, some classes get cluttered and burdened with a lot of additional responsibilities.

We’ve just updated the PhpStorm 2020.2 EAP. The release of PHP 8 is scheduled for November 26, 2020. PhpStorm 2020.3 will be released around the same time with full support for the new language version. Meanwhile, the feature freeze for PHP 8 is about a month away, and some new features are still being discussed. There is one major feature in PHP 8 that is well established – Union Types. And we plan to release support for it in PhpStorm 2020.2. Download PhpStorm 2020.2 EAP (more…)

We’ve just rolled out a preview for the third minor update for PhpStorm 2020.1. Notable updates Fixed: Subpixel(LCD) text is slow with UI font in 2020.1, switching to greyscale antialiasing helps (IDEA-238301 +40) Fixed: Trait collision false positive in case one trait uses another and overrides the method (WI-53171 +9) Fixed: UI freeze: com.intellij.openapi.module.impl.ModuleGroupersKt.splitByDotsJoiningIncorrectIdentifiers (IDEA-237974 +2) Fixed: IDE freeze / crash when large file is truncated (IDEA-243589 +1) Fixed: PHPStorm Freezes - Win10 x64 (WI-53220)

Build 5 of the PhpStorm 2020.2 Early Access Program is available! In this blog post, read about fixed resolve when multiple projects opened, OpenAPI support, and improvements for Git. If you prefer to watch the updates on YouTube, our JetBrains channel continues the What’s Coming in PhpStorm 2020.2 series of videos, and Episode 2 is already online! (more…)

The Early Access Program for PhpStorm 2020.2 is in full swing, and today we’ve got Build 4 of the 2020.2 EAP for you. Read on to learn about the new control flow engine, the Add caret per selected line action, and smart handling of terminal commands. If you prefer to watch rather than read, check out our EAP video series on the JetBrainsTV YouTube channel. Episode 1 is already available. Download PhpStorm 2020.2 EAP (more…)

A new PhpStorm EAP cycle has begun, and we are continuing our What’s Coming in PhpStorm video series. Every week, in addition to our standard blog post, we’ll publish a short video overview of what you’ll find in the upcoming PhpStorm 2020.2. In the first episode, we’ll take a look at full support for GitHub Pull Requests and introduce the new inspections widget. Speaking of inspections, there are a couple of new ones in this build, too. The videos only discuss features that have already been released in the EAP builds, so if you are an active EAP user you may already have noticed some

Last week, we launched the Early Access Program for PhpStorm 2020.2. For the next two months, we are going to be releasing updates every week, and today we’ve got the second build of the 2020.2 EAP for you. In this blog post, you can read about improvements for Composer, Quality Tools, and VCS. Composer Quality Tools VCS Download PhpStorm 2020.2 EAP (more…)

The Early Access Program (EAP) for PhpStorm 2020.2 starts today! For the upcoming release, we are more focused on improving existing subsystems and stability than adding a lot of new functionality. Nevertheless, there are plenty of exciting features on the way. The main highlights of the first EAP build are: Full support for GitHub Pull Requests Brand new Inspections Widget PHP control flow analysis reworked As usual, PhpStorm EAP builds are free to use but expire within 30 days of the build date. This EAP build is available for download from our website and in the JetBrain