PhpStorm

PHP comes with the Phar extension bundled, which allows us to put entire libraries or applications into a single “phar” file. This makes it easier to distribute our code: it’s just one file! PhpStorm can work with Phar packages in several scenarios: we can browse the contents of a Phar package, use …

Since version 3.7 it is possible to load PHPUnit with all the required (as well as some optional) dependencies from a single PHAR file (see the official documentation for details). If you are stuck with PEAR dependency versions, it might be helpful to you. We are happy to announce that loading PH…

We are rolling out set of very important fixes and performance improvements plus some new features: PHP debugging of PHAR-packed code (only Xdebug engine supports this) resolving, validation, rename and find usages for goto labels indenting code with "Tab" key leaves HEREDOC end marker untouche…

This week's build is a Release Candidate 1 for WebStorm 5.0.0. We'll still have to address some problems for PhpStorm though. Details on improvements are available in the tracker. The last new features for 5.0 are: Jade language, PHAR (initial version). More goodies will follow in 5.0.1 – which is…