Features

PhpStorm provides us the possibility to connect to Windows Azure SQL Database right from within the IDE. In this post, we’ll explore several options that are available for working with Windows Azure SQL Database (or database systems like SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL or Oracle, for that matter): Setting up a database connection Creating a table Inserting and updating data Using the database console Generating a database diagram Database refactoring (more…)

A very powerful refactoring is the Change signature refactoring in PhpStorm. It enables us to modify a function signature in many ways: we can change the function name, change its visibility, add, remove and reorder parameters as well as rename parameters. (more…)

In PhpStorm 6, we've introduced code folding for imports. Any list of imports will now be folded into a single line. This greatly reduced clutter in your editor when having a lot of imports! (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 project pane to the remote host pane. (more…)

Those of you who have already tried PhpStorm 6 might have noticed a lot of great additions to PHP imports support. In this post we would like to tell you about a long awaited feature: Optimize Imports for PHP. (more…)

Have you ever started writing an app only to realize that you need a simple local webserver? Never fear, WebStorm 6 is here! Simply open "http://localhost:63342/", append your project name, and WebStorm will serve up your site for you! (more…)

Sourcemaps help to solve the problems in the JavaScript ecosystem introduced with JS minification and transpiling from other languages (e.g., CoffeeScript and TypeScript): Sourcemaps allow you to navigate between minified JavaScript files and the original JavaScript files before they were minified. Sourcemaps allow you to navigate between languages that compile to JavaScript (CoffeeScript, TypeScript, etc.) and the JavaScript files that are output in the compilation process. WebStorm 6 and PhpStorm 6 can now leverage the information provided by sourcemaps and use it to debug JavaScri

Moving code around is an essential part of application design and maintenance, but it may become a tedious task in modern code utilising namespaces and the PSR0 file layout convention. Move Class refactoring is a reliable tool that will remove the burden of maintaining project consistency and allow you to use move as a simple atomic action, allowing you to keep your focus on the design decisions, that is especially important as a part of complex high-level refactorings. (more…)

Since version 3.7, PHPUnit allows us to install the test runner and optional dependencies using Composer. With PhpStorm 6, this workflow is now supported from the IDE. Using both the bundled Composer support and PhpStorm’s unit testing support, we can install PHPUnit via Composer without any hassle. Let’s find out how. (more…)

The easiest way to enhance code readability is to standardize its organization. For example, you can specify methods to be ordered after fields or keep dependent methods together. The good news is that starting with version 6, you can have your code rearranged automatically! All code generated by PhpStorm will follow these rules, so you don't have to worry about it at every turn. (more…)

One of the great things that happened in PHP world was the introduction of Composer, a dependency manager for PHP which allows us to specify dependencies for our project and have Composer install and update them for us. With PhpStorm 6, we’re taking Composer support one step further with full support for this great tool in the UI and in PhpStorm’s command line tool. In this post, we’ll cover our new tooling support: Creating a new project with Composer Init Composer Add dependencies Command line tool support (more…)

As you work on a big project, you often face the need to refactor your code to maintain it properly. Likewise, there are many situations when you start to add functionality from the bottom of the class hierarchy and then realize it can be also used in more common cases (otherwise some parts of your code may become obsolete for the parent class but still be valid for one of its children). To fix this, you copy a method or field from one class, paste it into another and fix internal references in the member. This isn't so difficult, yet rather annoying if done over and over. With PhpStorm,