PhpStorm is probably the best IDE for PHP development, and they just released a new version:
PhpStorm 7.0:
The new major update of PhpStorm keeps you up with latest PHP & web languages trends, integrates a variety of modern tools, and brings even more extensibility with support for major PHP frameworks:
- PHP language support: PHP 5.5, improved PHP syntax coloring for various constructs, type inference and PHPDoc improvements, new refactorings (Move Static Member and Extract Interface), new inspections and quick-fixes.
- Built-in tools: Vagrant, built-in SSH console & remote tools, local terminal, support for even more command line tools (Zend Framework 2 Tool, tools based on Symfony Console such as Laravel and Doctrine, and Drush for Drupal), and Google App Engine for PHP.
- Debugging and testing: debugger configuration validation, debugging with Smart Step Into, PHPUnit on Server improvements.
- Frameworks and plugins: built-in support for Drupal; 3rd-party plugins for Symfony and other frameworks are updated for PhpStorm 7.
PhpStorm 7 also brings a brand new web toolkit:
- Different JavaScript templates (EJS, Mustache, Handlebars) & Web Components support.
- Support for modern stylesheets: Stylus and Compass.
- JavaScript and Node.js: JavaScript Karma test runner and the istanbul code coverage engine, integrated node package manager npm.
- Major changes in Live Edit and JavaScript Debugging.
This release inherits many features and improvements recently made to the IntelliJ Platform, including GitHub pull requests from the IDE, database and SQL improvements, presentation and full screen view for all platforms, and more.
For more details please read
What's new in PhpStorm 7 and
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