PhpStorm 8 released

PhpStorm provides a rich and intelligent code editor for PHP with syntax highlighting, extended code formatting configuration, on-the-fly error checking, and smart code completion. PhpStorm is an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for PHP developers, built on top of the IntelliJ IDEA platform. It inherits all the web-related functionality of IntelliJ IDEA for editing PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, XML, working with VCS and SQL.

Updates in V8

• Laravel’s Blade Templates - Highlight syntax in template files, code completion for directives and Blade-specific navigation.
• BDD for PHP using Behat - Fully utilize behavior-driven development for PHP thanks to Behat integration.
• Full WordPress support - Support for hooks, WordPress code style, WordPress-specific navigation features and a command line tool.
• Remote PHP Interpreters - Run your application and PHP-based tools on a production-like environment, be it the real production server or a virtualized one created with Vagrant.

About JetBrains

JetBrains is a leading software development firm specializing in the creation of intelligent, productivity-enhancing software technology. The company is widely known for their innovative, award-winning products, IntelliJ IDEA, ReSharper and TeamCity. JetBrain's products are trusted and used every day by developers in over 3,000 companies worldwide, many from the Fortune 100. JetBrains has headquarters in Prague, Czech Republic and R&D centers in Russia, Germany and the USA.