PhpStorm is JetBrains’ PHP IDE with Laravel, Symfony and WordPress support, Xdebug, PHPUnit and SQL tools. 30-day trial, then from €109 a year. Pros, cons.
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Install PHP separately, for example through XAMPP or Laragon, and point PhpStorm to the php.exe interpreter under Settings > PHP.
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Install PHP yourself, for example with XAMPP or Laragon, then select the interpreter in PhpStorm’s settings (where to read about PhpStorm).
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Hobbyists who do not want a subscription, people who only edit a few PHP files, and low-RAM PCs.
Sets up and validates Xdebug, with remote debugging and profiling
Arduino IDE Microcontroller IDE Official open-source editor for writing, compiling and uploading sketches to Arduino boards.
After that you need a subscription: €109 for the first year for individuals on the official pricing page.
Visual Studio Community IDE Microsoft’s full IDE for C#, C++ and .NET, free for individuals, students and small teams.
Visual Studio Code with PHP extensions is free, but its refactoring and framework support are less complete.
The 30-day trial includes all features; after it ends you need a paid license.
There is no free version after the 30-day trial, and VS Code with PHP extensions is a free if less capable option.
GoLand Go IDE JetBrains’ paid Go IDE with a debugger, test runner, refactoring and database tools; 30-day trial.
Its editor offers completion, type inference, instant error detection and refactorings for plain PHP, and adds coding assistance, code generation and navigation for Laravel, Symfony and WordPress.
Navigation and code generation for Laravel, Symfony and WordPress.
The debugger can configure and validate Xdebug, including remote debugging over SSH and profiling, and built-in test support covers PHPUnit, Pest, Behat, Codeception and phpspec with coverage.
Completion, type inference, inspections and refactoring for PHP code.
Android Studio Android IDE Google’s official IDE for Android apps, with the emulator, Compose previews and profilers.
The 30-day trial starts on first launch; activate a license under Help > Register when it ends.
€109, per year for individuals (first year; €87 in year two, €65 from year three)
IntelliJ IDEA Java IDE JetBrains’ Java and Kotlin IDE; core features are free, Ultimate features need a subscription.
PhpStorm is JetBrains’ IntelliJ-based IDE for PHP.
It also covers JavaScript, TypeScript and databases, so one IDE handles a whole web project.
Stops working after the 30-day trial without a paid license
No free non-commercial license, unlike WebStorm or Rider
The individual subscription on the official pricing page costs €109 for the first year, €87 for the second and €65 from the third, and students and teachers can apply for free educational licenses.
PyCharm Python IDE JetBrains’ Python IDE with free core features and Jupyter support; Pro adds web frameworks.
PhpStorm understands PHP projects more deeply than any editor with plugins: type inference, refactoring, framework-aware navigation and a debugger that can set up Xdebug for you.
Professional PHP and Laravel, Symfony or WordPress developers who work on large codebases.
JavaScript, TypeScript and SQL tools for MySQL, PostgreSQL and more.
Runs PHPUnit, Pest, Behat, Codeception and phpspec with coverage.
Uses a lot of RAM and indexes large projects slowly
From WebStorm it inherits support for JavaScript, TypeScript and other frontend technologies, and it includes database tools for MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB and SQLite.
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