03 March, 2015

PHPStorm 8 - Is it the most intelligent PHP IDE

Why IDE? IDE stands for “Integrated Development Environment”. From its name, we can understand what it is for? IDE is the interface on which a developer writes his code for any application in different languages. Usually IDE are language specific like there are some IDE for PHP, some IDE for java and so on. There are many IDE available in the industry. Most of them have similar functionality with some special features within them that make them unique from others. All these IDEs are developed to provide assistance during the coding process for the developer. Few common features of IDE are code assistance, indentation and framework compatibility etc. PHPStorm 8 is one such IDE for the PHP developers. It has gained an overwhelming response from around the industry due to its extra-ordinary efficiency and effectiveness. Let us discuss about some of the advanced features of PHPStorm8.

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PHP language support: Undoubtedly we can say PHPStorm8 supports PHP. It supports the latest PHP 5.6 with different features like exponentiation, use const, use function, argument unpacking, variadic functions etc. Hence, this provides an efficient platform for PHP developer to write enterprise standard web applications on PHPStorm IDE.

PHP Framework Support: In the PHPStorm8, a web developer can write his code in different frameworks like Laravel, Wordpress and Drupal etc. Laravel’s outstanding template engine i.e., blade is fully supported with PHPStorm8. It also has the capability to provide support for wordpress developers just by integrating a wordpress plugin into the PHPStorm environment. What is more? It supports the latest drupal8 along with previous drupal6 and 7 for the developers. Moreover it also supports other PHP frameworks like Magento, CakePHP and Symfony2 etc. So we can say if you are thinking of a PHP website you can’t ignore the importance of PHPStorm8 for your next project.

A Smart Code Editor: Well we know that PHPStorm supports different syntax of PHP language but at the same time it also supports HTML, CSS, Java script, Sass, Coffeescript and etc. Hence it provides an awesome environment for a wide range of scripting languages that a PHP developer may need while developing an interactive and awesome enterprise standard web application. It provides a full supports for all these scripts with intelligent code completion, code inspection, error detection and intelligent debugging for your web application. It also supports PHPdoc, code rearranger, quick fixes etc to write neat and clean code for your PHP application and hence it will definitely improve the quality of your application to a large extent.

Debugging and Testing: Well in the industry PHPStorm is renowned for its zero configuration visual debugger that provides outstanding insight into your application for each and every step. There are some advanced features like Xdebug integration and zenddebugger that can be used for both local and remote applications. The best part is you can debug your application remotely through PHPStorm8 platform. Moreover it also provides unit testing facility to the PHP developer through PHPunit and BDD for the web application. Hence we can say PHPStorm8 is a must IDE for your next PHP web project.

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