PhpStorm

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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Mac OS X
Windows
Linux

smart php code editor

the editor that actually 'gets' your code and deeply understands its structure, supporting all php language features for modern and legacy projects. provides the best code completion, refactorings, onthefly error prevention, and more.

code quality analysis

hundreds of inspections take care of verifying your code as you type, analyzing the whole project. phpdoc support, code (re)arranger and formatter, quickfixes, and other features help you write neat code that’s easy to support.

development environment

perform many routine tasks right from the ide, thanks to version control systems integration, support for remote deployment, databases/sql, commandline tools, vagrant, composer, rest client, and many other tools.

html/css/javascript editor

all the cutting edge frontend technologies are included, such as html5, css, sass, less, stylus, coffeescript, typescript, emmet, and javascript, with refactorings, debugging and unit testing. live edit let you see changes instantly in the browser.

debugging and testing

zeroconfiguration debugging makes it really easy to debug and profile your php applications with either xdebug or zend debugger. phpunit and behat support lets you develop and run tests right from the ide.

crossplatform experience

use the same frequentlyupdated and fully customizable php integrated development environment on windows, mac os x or linux with your single license key. enjoy the performance and stability!

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Syntax Highlighting Live Preview Code completion Refactoring PHP IDE

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