Name: PhpStorm
Rating: 4.6 (42 reviews)

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Updated 13th October 2025

What is PhpStorm?

PhpStorm is a software developed by JetBrains that serves as an integrated development environment (IDE) for PHP. It provides tools to edit, debug, and test PHP code, and supports popular frameworks such as Symfony, Laravel, Drupal, WordPress, and others. The software features intelligent code assistance, code completion, and error detection, along with support for JavaScript, CSS, and HTML, facilitating web development workflows. PhpStorm includes built-in tools for database management, version control integration, and unit testing. The software helps developers streamline tasks, improve code quality, and manage complex projects, addressing common challenges in PHP development by enhancing productivity and reducing time spent on manual coding and debugging activities.

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ENGINEER

250M - 500M USD, Services (non-Government)

FAVORABLE

“Terminal and Git Integration Provide Flexible Options For Code Management and Review”

4.0

Nov 14, 2025

This IDE is great for writing PHP, as the name implies. Hook it up to Co-Pilot & the sky's the limit as the code suggestions are accurate maybe 75-80%, which improves productivity immensely.

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Company Description

JetBrains is a software development company, established in 2000, that focuses on creating tools to streamline and enhance the process of code development. The company's primary offering is a range of integrated development environments (IDEs) adaptable to various programming languages such as the JVM platform, C and C++, SQL, Go, PHP, Python, .NET, Ruby, Rails, and JavaScript. Complementing these IDEs, JetBrains also provides .NET and Visual Studio tools such as ReSharper and dotPeek, among others. To cater to collaborative efforts and remote work scenarios, JetBrains offers team tools like Space and TeamCity. Additionally, it has delved into creating programming languages, producing Kotlin and MPS. JetBrains is equally invested in promoting learning and education, reflected in dedicated tools like PyCharm Edu and IntelliJ IDEA Edu, and platforms for learning programming like JetBrains Academy.

Company Details

Company type

Private

Year Founded

2000

Head office location

Prague, Czechia

Number of employees

1001 - 5000

Website

https://www.jetbrains.com/

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The vast amount of extensions that can be added is very useful & makes the IDE meet pretty much every dev's needs. I could be wrong since it's been a long time since I installed the app, but I believe that Git comes integrated right away & every dev uses Git that I know. I personally do not use Git from PHPStorm, but I know a lot of devs that do. Maybe that'll change. Well, forget that. I just don't use it for push/pull code. I do use it to review commits, history, blame, etc... to track down where issues came from. Just like Git, Terminal also comes with app & again. I don't use it, but a lot of devs do. It's great to know it's there, I just prefer to use iTerm for all of the git & other various commands I do.

1. The code intelligence engine is precise. Navigation, refactoring and inspections operate without lag and identify structural issues early. 2. The integrated ecosystem : debugger, version control, database tools and API testing removes the need for external utilities. 3. The configurability is extensive. Keymaps, themes, file watchers and plugins can be shaped to match exact workflow requirements without introducing bloat.

Ease of use and configurable workspace. The integrated terminal has always been a big win.

There's only one pet peeve I have with PHPStorm. To enable the search feature, it has to index all the files in a project to enable the search feature. I tend to have lots of projects open & sometimes the app goes into index mode for all of them for a very long time. The result is my computer becomes very unresponsive. When my computer slows down, it's very hard to work at all. If Jet Brains could eliminate this index issue, it would be a great IDE.

1. Indexing very large codebases can take longer than expected and the editor is less responsive during that window. 2. Certain advanced inspections generate noisy warnings that require manual suppression to keep the editor clean. 3. The setting structure is dense. Locating specific configuration entries requires repeated searching rather than direct navigation.

It is behind the curve on AI integration when compared to some other IDEs. The lack of a quality chat bot integrations has been a pain and led to other IDE usage to make up for it.

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50M-1B USD

Services (non-Government)

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Terminal and Git Integration Provide Flexible Options For Code Management and Review

SOFTWARE DEVELOPER

Construction

Stable Performance With Predictable Editor Behavior During Extensive Development Sessions

Dec 1, 2025

PhpStorm delivers consistent performance with no instability, no slowdowns and no friction during long development sessions. The editor behaves predictably under heavy workloads and remains stable even with multiple large projects open. The built-in tooling is integrated cleanly, reducing context-switching and keeping the workflow linear.

DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING

<50M USD

Media

PhpStorm Offers Strong Features But Lags Behind In AI Integration Support

Nov 12, 2025

PhpStorm has been the primary IDE for myself and colleagues for many years. It is a feature rich IDE, that has supported our development workflows for the last decade or more

IT Manager

Telecommunication

"A Developer's Best Friend -- Powerful, Smart, and Reliable."

Oct 14, 2025

PHPStorm is a robust and reliable IDE that makes PHP development faster and more efficient. Excellent code assistance and integrated tools all in one place.

IT ASSOCIATE

IT Services

Integrated PHP Development Environment Enhances Productivity With Advanced Coding Features

5.0

Nov 4, 2025

Outstanding IDE for PHP development. Combines powerful coding assistance with deep framework support to make development faster. Overall it has improved our productivity significantly.

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“Terminal and Git Integration Provide Flexible Options For Code Management and Review”