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PhpStorm Overview

What is PhpStorm?

PhpStorm is a JetBrains IDE designed specifically for PHP development. Out of the box, PhpStorm provides you with intelligent, feature-rich code editing tailored to every aspect of PHP programming – smart coding assistance, reliable refactorings, instant code navigation, built-in developer tools, PHP framework support, and more.

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Enjoy productive PHP and web development with PhpStorm. Take advantage of deep code understanding, top-notch coding assistance, and support for all major tools and frameworks.

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JetBrains builds productivity software for developers who want to focus more on what they want to accomplish, and less on mundane, repetitive tasks.

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PhpStorm Demo - Craft high-quality code with intelligent code editing

Whatever task you have at hand, PhpStorm brings smart coding assistance to your fingertips. With tons of useful features and shortcuts for every action, you have all the support you need to focus on what’s essential and enjoy productive PHP development.

PhpStorm Demo - Read codebases with easy navigation

Whether you’re exploring an unfamiliar codebase, digging into legacy code, or working with your own project, PhpStorm helps you navigate project files, code lines, symbol declarations, and usages with ease.

PhpStorm Demo - Upgrade your projects with smart refactoring

Refactor your code quickly and efficiently across the entire codebase. Migrate safely to newer PHP and framework versions. Undo changes in a matter of clicks, and stay confident in the quality and compatibility of your code.

PhpStorm Demo - Delegate even more routine tasks to AI

With PhpStorm, engage in AI-assisted development on your own terms. You can use PhpStorm’s built-in AI-powered service to have entire lines of code suggested without sending any data to external servers and plug into AI Assistant for unlimited AI support with your routine tasks.

PhpStorm Demo - Track down and fix errors with the built-in debugger

Still using var_dump() to see what’s happening inside your PHP program? With PhpStorm’s visual debugger for Xdebug, you can get live debugging data, conditional breakpoints, and step-through insight into code execution with minimal configuration effort required.

PhpStorm Demo - Ensure code quality with support for testing frameworks

Take advantage of PhpStorm’s built-in support for all major PHP testing tools, including PHPUnit and Pest. Have your unit tests generated automatically, assess code coverage at the file or project view, and inspect test results in a dedicated window.

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Andrew F.

Programador sénior

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

9/4/2018

"A smart tool to program in PHP"

5/5

What do you like best about PhpStorm?

It is a perfect IDE to work in php since it has all the necessary tools to be able to get the most out of it, it contains a pretty great debugger that will help you find errors more easily, it also contains integrated tools like REST client. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PhpStorm?

The execution of the IDE the first time is a bit slow, you can download a free version but only for 30 days, so you will have to buy it, the price is a little high but it is worth it, since it offers many features that will help you to be more efficient. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Edwin R.

Senior Software Developer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

7/19/2018

"The best PHP IDE"

5/5

What do you like best about PhpStorm?

I’ve gone through a lot of coding tools over the years, from Macromedia Dreamweaver to SublimeText and Espresso I think I’ve tried just about all of them. About two years ago I got tired of switching all the time and thought I found my ultimate solution in PHP Storm. It was fast, easily customizable and seemed to do everything I needed it to do. My favorite feature is the option to auto-upload my changes to the server. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PhpStorm?

PHPStorm is particularly useful when programming with a MVC Framework like Laravel. However I don’t find it that useful when I’m working on small projects like editing HTML files. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Shawn T.

Owner and Lead Software Engineer

Computer Software

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5/1/2018

"Best PHP IDE out there"

5/5

What do you like best about PhpStorm?

I've been using PHPStorm for years now and it is by far my favorite PHP IDE.

It offers code inspections, which can help you identify issues with your code, which can be helpful narrowing down the semicolon or comma you might have forgot to put in. It also checks your HTML and CSS. It allows you to connect to a remote host, pulling the files directly from your server to the IDE and putting your edited files directly on to the server.

The database integration is great too! It allows PHPStorm to check your SQL syntax.

PHPStorm has a plugin manager, allowing you to add more features to this, already, feature-rich software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PhpStorm?

It can get pretty memory intensive, but that's a lot of the IntelliJ IDEs. Indexing files can also take some time as well.

PHPStorm is pretty slow to start up, but again, in my experience that's a lot of the IntelliJ IDEs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering PhpStorm:

PHPStorm is a feature-rich PHP IDE. I've found it increases productivity and helps narrow down syntax errors. While it may not be free like some of the IDEs out there, it is definitely well worth the price! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is PhpStorm solving and how is that benefiting you?

A lot of my company's websites utilize PHP, which lead to the need for a well put together PHP IDE. Using PHPStorm offered the best IDE we could find. The feature-rich software has led to increased productivity and faster development. It has also helped with identifying syntax errors. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

luis C.

Desarrollador web

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

7/25/2018

"Reseña de PhpStorm"

4/5

What do you like best about PhpStorm?

I have been using PHPStorm for 2 years. I had a free license when I was an undergraduate student and used it for my final year project and also during my internship. It has great theme options (Darcula is the one I like the most). I have used the Laravel framework and it does its job very well. Additionally, the interpretation options are very straightforward. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PhpStorm?

It has too many features, which makes the loading a bit slow. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering PhpStorm:

The autocomplete functions combined with ease of use really allow you to develop quickly and focus on the code in question instead of trying to make the program work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is PhpStorm solving and how is that benefiting you?

I am a software developer and I use PHP most of the time. PHPStorm is more than enough for developers to fully resolve the IDE issue. I suggest all developers try PHPStorm. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jordi G.

Programador sénior

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

8/1/2018

"Good php editor"

3.5/5

What do you like best about PhpStorm?

The IDE provides smart code completion, syntax highlighting, extended code formatting configuration, on-the-fly error checking, code folding, supports language mixtures and more. Automated refactorings that treat your code with care, helping to make global project settings easily and safely. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PhpStorm?

Background Tasks Performance - some background tasks like checking code changes make the program to stuck, which hurts the experience. It's is pretty slow to start up and it costs a lot of memory. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering PhpStorm:

I highly recomend using PhpStorm if you want fast coding, high integrity and compatible software! supporting almost all web development technologies! let you focus on the code not the environment! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is PhpStorm solving and how is that benefiting you?

It helps our company build an aplication with php . We can debug with the IDE and help us perform our tasks and code faster, without paying too much attention to the configurations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Andrew B.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

9/13/2018

"Best IDE on market"

4.5/5

What do you like best about PhpStorm?

Upheld plugins include an unheard of level of adaptability to the experience.

Auto-remedy choices are very helpful and profound.

There is a free version wich you can use.

You can export or import the settings between Linux Mac or Windows very fast. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PhpStorm?

The complex structure and the immense quantity of tools leave aside any opportunity to adapt to the program.

Java-based programming does not run as fast as I'd like. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering PhpStorm:

I recommend to use at first the free version and if you think that you are capable

and if you feel comfortable and you think you are able to work well with the program, buy it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is PhpStorm solving and how is that benefiting you?

I use it mainly for working with PHP files. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Airlines/Aviation

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

6/1/2019

"The best there is!"

5/5

What do you like best about PhpStorm?

Phpstorm let’s you customize every single aspect. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PhpStorm?

It can be very slow sometimes when loading large files Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

10/23/2018

"Easy to use editor for code, but it can get really slow and clunky a lot of the time."

3.5/5

What do you like best about PhpStorm?

PHPStorm has a pretty good global search and file search that makes it really easy to jump across multiple areas of a huge codebase. It also has a lot of useful extra features that allow you to do things like use your terminal, resolve merge conflicts, and check code syntax correctness all inside the application. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PhpStorm?

The downside of having all these features is the amount of processing power it uses and its speed. PHPStorm can get incredibly slow and laggy while it updates indexes (for global search), and some features are also locked during the index update. Having a better way to control when exactly indexes update could be beneficial here. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Douglas O.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

10/18/2018

"Makes PHP Cool Again"

5/5

What do you like best about PhpStorm?

It's the best IDE I've found for PHP. Very nice design, auto completion, and other features specific to Jetbrains IDEs like hovering over the scroll bar to see segments of code without having to scroll all the way to see it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PhpStorm?

I dislike PHP if that counts. But PHP Storm itself is great, I don't have any critique. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering PhpStorm:

Go through a tutorial for the debugger. It's an extremely powerful tool that I neglected for a long time and regret it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is PhpStorm solving and how is that benefiting you?

Web parsing and other backend development. PhpStorm in particular has made that easier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Brad J.

Head Honcho/Janitor

Information Technology and Services

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

7/29/2018

"PhpStorm makes coding a joy"

5/5

What do you like best about PhpStorm?

PhpStorm is a real joy to use. I especially like the regular release cycle that is always adding functionality, and the simple license structure. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PhpStorm?

Honestly? Nothing really comes to mind. Sometimes the indexing can take a while and tax CPU when you update and you had a lot of projects open, but it's just an excuse to take a coffee break. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering PhpStorm:

Just do it. The Jetbrains ecosystem is amazing and since their products share a common core engine, you get benefits from their improvements on other products, and freebies like JS language support in the PHP product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is PhpStorm solving and how is that benefiting you?

If you're a programmer you really need a quality IDE. The Xdebug integration is awesome, and new features like Docker-aware Xdebug and docker-compose integration show that Jetbrains is committed to new technology adoption. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.