The key PhpStorm 8 enhancements and additions include:

• PHP Language Support: Full support for PHP 5.6; completely reworked mixed language editing (i.e. SQL in PHP); new intentions and inspections; enhanced formatting, type inference, and other coding assistance features.

• Behat support.

• Remote PHP interpreters support.

• Debugging & testing improvements, with support for Zend Server Z-Ray.

• Support for the top trending web technologies: AngularJS, spy-js (a JavaScript and Node.js tracing tool), Grunt (a JavaScript task runner), PhoneGap/Cordova, Bower, gulp.js, CucumberJS, postfix templates for JavaScript, and many others.

This release also inherits all of the great improvements made in the underlying IntelliJ Platform including: multiple carets and selections, working with a single file without creating a project, bundled Scratch plugin, EditorConfig support, and more.

These awesome new features and many more are covered in detail on the PhpStorm website, where you can also download a free 30-day trial for your platform.

PhpStorm 8 is available as a free update if you purchased your license after September 16, 2013!

We invite you to join our upcoming webinar, What’s New in PhpStorm 8: Evolving with You, featuring Maarten Balliauw, Tuesday, October 7th.