PhpStorm 9 brings postfix code completion for PHP, earlier introduced for Java in IntelliJ IDEA and for JavaScript in WebStorm. This new kind of code completion can help raise your productivity even more. Postfix code completion helps reduce backward caret jumps as you write code. It lets you transform an already typed expression to another one based on the postfix you've added, the type of expression, and its context. For example, when you apply the .if postfix to an expression (just press Tab), it will wrap it with an if statement. Here's how it looks in action: (more…)

PhpStorm 9 EAP 141.891 is available for download. From the PHP side, this build brings following exciting features: Remote edit: open single file directly from the remote host for editing One of the most-demanded features is here: single file can be now opened directly from the remote host (such as FTP, SFTP, FTPS, etc) and edited in the IDE without adding/downloading file to the local project. In order to start editing a file from remote host, just double click on the file name or select the Edit Remote File action from the file context menu: The file will be opened in the edi