PhpStorm Reviews & Product Details

PhpStorm is a PHP integrated development environment (IDE) developed by JetBrains that provides tools for writing, analyzing, testing, and debugging PHP applications. It is designed for professional PHP developers, full-stack web developers, and software teams building server-side and web-based applications. Common use cases include developing PHP web applications, maintaining legacy systems, working with modern JavaScript frameworks, integrating databases, and managing large or multi-module codebases. PhpStorm supports the PHP development lifecycle within a single environment. It includes context-aware coding assistance, project navigation tools, refactoring capabilities, debugging functionality, and integrations with version control systems and testing frameworks. The IDE runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux, providing a consistent development environment across platforms. Key features and capabilities include: • Intelligent code assistance with context-aware completion, syntax highlighting, inspections, quick documentation, and automated refactorings for PHP and related web technologies • Built-in support for PHP frameworks such as Laravel, Symfony, and Zend Framework, along with support for HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, and templating languages including Twig and Blade • Navigation and project analysis tools that enable search across files, classes, symbols, and usages, supporting work in large or complex codebases • Integrated debugging and testing tools, including breakpoint management, PHPUnit support, and version control integration such as Git • Database and deployment tools, including SQL support, remote interpreters, Docker and Vagrant integration, and built-in terminal access PhpStorm enables developers to manage backend and frontend workflows within a single IDE. By combining language-specific code intelligence with debugging, testing, and deployment support, it provides a structured environment for PHP application development across local and remote environments.

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Seller

JetBrains

Discussions

PhpStorm Community

Languages Supported

English

Overview by

Yungyeong Heo (Brand Marketing Manager at JetBrains)

Pricing

Pricing provided by PhpStorm.

For Individuals

$10.90

Per Month

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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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Oscar K.

Developer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4/29/2021

"Extremely pleasant to use"

5/5

What do you like best about PhpStorm?

PhpStorm does everything very well out of the box with autocompletion, and the plugin feature makes it the best IDE for Laravel Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PhpStorm?

It can be slow as its a very "feature-rich" program as well as the built-in git feature is a tough nut to crack Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Internet

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

9/9/2021

"IntelliJ delivers a great package"

5/5

What do you like best about PhpStorm?

It would be a combination of ease of use and being open to so many community-managed extensions that make the tool so useful in most aspects of PHP software development Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PhpStorm?

The licensing can feel a little restrictive at times Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

7/28/2021

"Really nice even with the associated cost"

4.5/5

What do you like best about PhpStorm?

It's a really complete IDE. You can work really well with Laravel. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PhpStorm?

For me it's too expensive, I really like it but I would prefer if it were a bit cheaper. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Design

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

10/15/2021

"Autocomplete save lives (:"

4/5

What do you like best about PhpStorm?

I love the intuitive interface and the autocomplete function because we are always in a hurry, which saves LOTS of time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PhpStorm?

I didn't have any issues with the software yet (: Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Alvaro N.

Software Engineer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

7/24/2020

"Exquisite as all JetBrain's IDE's"

5/5

What do you like best about PhpStorm?

Everything works, and everything works fast.

I love that with a few keystrokes, your code gets formatted beautifully. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PhpStorm?

Hard to tell, maybe the pricing (AFAIK there is currently no free edition). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Mohammed S.

Software engineer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

3/21/2021

"Great IDE for building PHP application with everything u need within a single window."

4/5

What do you like best about PhpStorm?

Database client, terminal , git features all at one place . plenty of plugins to play around with and get rich coding experience Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PhpStorm?

software is quite heavy on my machine . sometimes running multiple instances hangs the system Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering PhpStorm:

If u want to build PHP projects with ease , and by taking advantage of intelligence built to make it quicker to code the application u want , then go for it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Using php storm to build complex erp application on php in my company.. having database client , own terminal and many other options to enhance development experience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Pedro P.

Junior Java Developer

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

11/24/2020

"The best PHP IDE that exists"

4/5

What do you like best about PhpStorm?

I like how easy it is to use and that it is compatible with other languages like jQuery, React, and Angular.js. Also, PHPStorm is not strictly for the PHP language only because I use it for JavaScript and CSS as well. I like the syntax highlighting feature too because it offers suggestions to improve that highlighted part of the code. JetBrains, the developer of PHPStorm, creates products that are worthwhile for their ease of use and the productivity boost they provide to users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PhpStorm?

It uses a lot of memory and sometimes takes a long time to load. But it's not so bad because I have never experienced a crash yet. Also, it's packed with amazing features, but automatic migrations are not one of them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering PhpStorm:

I am using this IDE as my code editor when writing my HTML, CSS, and PHP codes. PhpStorm is quite intelligent and allows me to increase my productivity many times over. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Creating web applications using the PHP language in a business environment. This code editor has helped us reduce the errors we are making. Additionally, it has great built-in features like FTP, GIT, and terminal, so there's no need to purchase other software for those. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nakula B.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

9/7/2020

"Makes PHP less painful to work with"

5/5

What do you like best about PhpStorm?

I'm not a fan of PHP with the dynamic typing and frequent updates between versions that break my code so a good IDE that makes a painful language easier to work with is godsent, my favorite thing is that you can easily jump into files if you are in the function that calls a different file, it saves a lot of time especially in a large deployment with many developers that work concurrently in different parts and was developed over a long time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PhpStorm?

There is a bug I hit relatively often with (override(map[])) now; With long object names sometimes just doesn't work anymore, on the upside I think that it will be patched soon since it is already reported. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering PhpStorm:

If you have used Pycharm or IDEA it will feel familiar to you. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Developing on PHP to interact with Databases is faster than with other tools, they also have datagrip so you don't need to switch much cosmetically speaking. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

3/11/2021

"PHPStorm is an ideal IDE for production-grade PHP applications"

4/5

What do you like best about PhpStorm?

PHPStorm is a very feature-rich IDE. It's very helpful for working with production-grade PHP applications. Additionally, the JetBrains suite works well across the engineering org as we also use DataGrip -- having consistency across tools is very nice. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PhpStorm?

There's a bit of a learning curve (which is true of basically any IDE). Personally I find myself switching between many text editors all day and PHPStorm's keyboard mappings are still the least intuitive to me. I'm sure if I used it exclusively or even much more than I currently do that would be less of an issue. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Industrial Automation

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

7/10/2017

"if you value your sanity pick a product that works correctly!!!!"

0/5

What do you like best about PhpStorm?

some things are good i guess but i never use that ish because im a senior erlang dev ex. php dev it makes the clusterf*** seemingly easier to navigate, but its all lies..... Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about PhpStorm?

this product used to be good but version 2016.2 to current 2017.1 is unacceptable for business use, i have a long running review of this app based on the frustrations ive had since 2015, so 2 yrs of headache and nothing has been solved and the devs of the platform basically refuse to fix or acknowledge, they just take your money. review is here https://plus.google.com/106435649138230430305/posts/D1A8CEgoRkq

also try making a new file its insane, make a popup the mouse has to click and miss the click and restart. fire yourselves!!!! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering PhpStorm:

at first you will be surprised at all the features ... until you decide to use them your ide crashes and burns with no support and then ultimately you realize it was all hype and mostly increases the development time with negligible benefits. for every feature there is a learning curve that will force you to redefine your workflow until you can no longer contain it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

i have realized that trusting a company full of hacks with the responsibility if creating usable business software is both a money pit and technical debit. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.