PhpStorm

We’re continuously working on making the IDE distract developers less when they need focus. Next to better readability with improved syntax coloring, PhpStorm 7 comes with a Full Screen mode on all platforms which removes window borders and the top menu. And the new Presentation mode helps you show …

When creating Google App Engine applications in PHP using PhpStorm, chances are that we are also using Google Cloud SQL. From our PHP code, we can easily do this by creating a new connection to our Google Cloud SQL instance using PDO: Now what if we want to connect to this database using the …

The PhpStorm 7 EAP introduces a new refactoring: Extract Interface. The Extract Interface refactoring allows users to quickly create a new interface based on a selected interface or class. Imagine we have a PersonRepository which features several methods for retrieving and storing data. Chances are…

We can already do a lot from within our IDE: develop our application, connect to database systems, work with source control, debug HTTP traffic and much, much more. With the PhpStorm 7 EAP, we are introducing even more integrations. How about... a built-in SSH client? This feature is also avai…

While debugging PHP code, we may sometimes reach a line of code which calls several methods. When debugging these lines of code, the debugger typically allows us to use Step Into and leads us through all child functions and then back to the parent function. But what if we only wanted to step into on…

When we introduced Darcula with PhpStorm 6, we wanted to provide a dark look and feel which feels natural to a lot of developers (read an interview with the creator of Darcula). One of the advantages Darcula provides is that it’s easier on the eyes and improves readability. The fresh PhpStorm 7 EAP…

A lot of PhpStorm users have been asking us to create a series of video tutorials. Today, we're happy to announce the availability of about two hours of video tutorials around PhpStorm which Maarten has been working on for the past few weeks. JetBrains.TV and YouTube playlist are also available. …

When working on a project, it’s often needed to create a list of tasks for yourself or your team mates. While usually these tasks are described in an issue tracker like YouTrack, some tasks are either too small or too code-specific to describe in an issue tracker. In such case, adding todo comments …

When building web applications with multiple tiers, we can have a situation in which frontend PHP code calls into backend PHP code. It’s easy to use remote debugging on the frontend, but what if we wanted to debug both sides at the same time? By default, PhpStorm accepts only one debugger connectio…

On Tuesday, March 26, we’ve held a free webinar where JetBrains Technical Evangelist for PHP and .NET Maarten Balliauw went through the most important features of the latest PhpStorm 6 release. The recording of this webinar can be found on our YouTube channel. (more…)…

The Remote Host pane allows us to work directly on a remote server through FTP, FTPS, SFTP or a local/network folder. A lot of people asked us to add drag & drop to the Remote Host pane in PhpStorm. Good news: PhpStorm 6 comes with drag & drop as well as copy & paste support from the pro…