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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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Enguerran M.Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"A powerful tool for PHP development"
In general, these features equipped PhpStorm to be the fastest and most productive IDE by intelligent code completion, debugging capabilities insid...
MT
Marcello T.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Complete tool for PHP programming"
PHP Storm integrates database access natively, greatly helping programming in a practical way. Creating an application using an existing database ...
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Giuseppe N.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"A Powerful IDE for Efficient PHP Development In complex projects"
PHPStorm help all our team to working extensively on FormaLMS. Has a lot of unbealiveble functionalities such us advanced autocompletion and insigh...

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PhpStorm Pros and Cons

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EM
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What do you like best about PhpStorm?

In general, these features equipped PhpStorm to be the fastest and most productive IDE by intelligent code completion, debugging capabilities inside the IDE, embedded support for many frameworks such as Symfony and Laravel, and easy integration with revision control systems such as Git to help team collaboration on development projects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PhpStorm?

The biggest drawback with respect to PhpStorm would be the price, which may be expensive when compared to freelancers or small teams. As well, it runs on heavy hardware requirements to avoid sluggish performance, especially while working on bigger projects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

PhpStorm eliminates many complex development workflows and offers great features for debugging, testing, and code refactoring. Consequently, it improves high-quality and consistent coding, which is good for the maintenance and scalability of projects. Phpmstorm intelligent code navigation saves time because you can quickly visit methods and classes in a very large code base.

PhpStorm does this by offering extensive tools for debugging, testing, and refactoring code. Thus, it allows for high-quality and consistent coding, invaluable for maintenance as well as scalability of projects. Intelligent code navigation saves time when having to visit methods and classes in a very large code base. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about PhpStorm?

PHPStorm help all our team to working extensively on FormaLMS. Has a lot of unbealiveble functionalities such us advanced autocompletion and insightful code analysis that significantly enhances productivity. PhpStorm's ecosystem of plugins like 'Php Inspections' and some paid ones like 'Symfony support' also allows us to have a more efficient workflow. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PhpStorm?

The IDE can be resource-intensive, which can occasionally slow down performance, but is usually resolved with a reboot. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

PhpStorm helps us quickly solve code quality problems, debugging, collaboration and project management. Also useful is the "code with me" mode that allows us to do pair programming. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about PhpStorm?

It autocompletes your code as you write. It comes with its own terminal so you do not have to open another one. Its user interface is great with great themes the user can customize to their satisfaction. For students or if you have a student email you can access the application for a year, else you can try it for thirty days. It is easy to install on any platform either Linux or windows or even mac operating systems. It has a visual debugging feature inside the IDE. With phpStorm, you are also able to code all front end languages. It supports git databases connection and other in its system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PhpStorm?

For newer languages like preCSS, it lacks support for them. It is expensive to use most when you do not have a student email hence does not offer a community version for its lovers. For systems that are a bit old, phpStorm can be really a strong program for them since it will slow down the system. Most developers would love this IDE to be used for more than one language, other than installing different IDEs for each language you come across with. Some IDEs have a preview of the output of your code, and so far I haven't seen that in phpStorm Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Create a community version for your users Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

I am developing web applications and websites. I am able to code faster with it since most of the tools that I require are just a click away I do to need to open another program. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about PhpStorm?

PHP Storm integrates database access natively, greatly helping programming in a practical way.

Creating an application using an existing database is extremely easy with the help that the tool provides.

Since I use AskCodi to code, using a widget in PHP Storm helps me even more in creating quick PHP codes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PhpStorm?

The fact that it is a robust and complete tool does not mean that it is a very easy tool to learn. Basic use is super easy but there are endless configuration possibilities that weren't easy for me when I started programming. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Fast programming with access to local or remote databases. Creation of rapid data tools for legacy databases. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about PhpStorm?

PhpStrome is the only one IDE that is perfect for php. The features of PhpStrome is

i) user friendly UI

ii) lightweight

iii) collaboration

iv) jetbrains AI

V) auto completion Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PhpStorm?

The cost of the PhpStrome subscription is little high. But it's worth for buying. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Currently I am developing a project in php. It's a kind of survey site. So there are more codes i need to write for validations. And i need to write the css and javascript for my project to design the site. So, at the time, I need dedicated IDE for php. So I purchased PhpStrome. I purchased the 1 year subscription. It charged me around 100$. But it's worth for purchasing. Now I can write codes fastly and I can save my time. Because It corrects the errors while typing and the composer tool provides package with easy installation. When getting error, the jetbrains AI recommended me the error fixing methods.

So overall good experience with PhpStrome. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about PhpStorm?

Advanced IDE features: PHPStorm offers a wide range of tools and features that facilitate the development of PHP applications. Its comprehensive set of functionalities includes intelligent autocompletion, code refactoring, integrated debugging, and static analysis, which significantly enhances programmer productivity.

Full support for PHP and popular frameworks: PHPStorm is specifically designed for PHP programmers and offers exceptional support for the language itself and a wide range of frameworks like Laravel, Symfony, and WordPress. This includes syntax highlighting, quick navigation, code generation, and contextual suggestions, which streamline development and reduce errors.

Debugging and testing tools: With its powerful integrated debugger and tools for unit and integration testing, PHPStorm allows developers to efficiently test and debug their code. This helps identify and fix errors more quickly, improving the quality of the developed software.

Integration with other technologies: PHPStorm is not limited to PHP; it also offers support for a wide range of web technologies like HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and SQL. This allows developers to work on complete projects using a single tool, simplifying the workflow and improving efficiency.

Extensive customization and extensions: PHPStorm is highly customizable, allowing developers to tailor the environment to their needs and preferences. Additionally, it has a wide variety of plugins and extensions available in its repository, which allows adding additional functionalities and further expanding its capabilities. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PhpStorm?

Resource consumption: PHPStorm can be somewhat demanding in terms of hardware resources (it uses JVM), which can affect performance on computers with lower specifications. Developers with less powerful machines may experience some slowness when working with larger projects.

Initial learning curve: Due to the wide range of features and functionalities that PHPStorm offers, it may require some time to become fully familiar with all the tools and make the most of its potential. New users may need to invest time in learning and exploring all the capabilities of the tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Greater productivity: PHPStorm provides a complete development environment with advanced features such as intelligent autocompletion, code refactoring, and quick navigation. These tools help me write code faster and more efficiently, which increases my productivity and allows me to complete projects more quickly.

Better code quality: PHPStorm offers static code analysis, real-time error detection, and correction suggestions. These functionalities help me identify and correct errors early, which improves the quality of the code I produce. Additionally, PHPStorm facilitates adherence to best coding practices, which helps maintain clean and high-quality code. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about PhpStorm?

phpstorm can be completely customized in terms of appearance. It has various plugins that make the development work a lot easier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PhpStorm?

I don't have any negatives at the moment Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Easily develop web applications in a fast way. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about PhpStorm?

Shortcuts, auto import namespaces and git management Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PhpStorm?

It creates heavy load on the development computer Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

We develop php delivery management solutions and ecommerce and it help us to increase productivity Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about PhpStorm?

With the time working with PhpStorm it helped me to track my projects more easily. One of the best things about it is the ease to navigate through functions and wiht one of the latest versions of the program understand more easily what is what in the parameters of a function. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PhpStorm?

One minor thing I would like to be integrated by default and not through different settings is to reopen a closed tab as a browser does ctrl/cmmd + Shift + T, it would be super helpful to do that when a file is closed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

The program is extra helpful to manage our product as a single project, we've been using PhpStorm for more than 7 years in the company and having an IDE so complete, it's been useful to keep track of our changes specially to solve conflicts and update our own commits. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about PhpStorm?

PhpStorm is the industry standard for PHP IDE's. The tool itself plus the available plugins turbo-charges development and makes it easier than ever to create large and complex applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PhpStorm?

The only downside to PhpStorm is its memory footprint, but that isn't an issue on a day-to-day basis. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Creating and navigating large PHP applications, handling data types etc. Everything you would expect from an IDE. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.