PhpStorm V7 adds Improved Syntax Coloring

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 V7

• PHP Language Support - PHP 5.5 is now fully supported.
• Efficient Code Reading - Improved PHP syntax coloring for various constructs.
• Vagrant - Vagrant is a handy tool to help you create reproducible development environments.
• Remote Configuration - SSH Console lets you connect to a remote machine and perform actions via SSH.
• Framework Specific Command Line Tools - Includes support for Zend Framework 2 Tool, Tools based on Symfony (such as Laravel and Doctrine) and Drush.
• App Engine - Develop applications for the Google App Engine and delegate routine deployment tasks to the IDE.
• Debugger Configuration Validation - When configuring the PHP interpreter for project, PhpStorm will inform you if a debugger is installed.
• Debugging with Smart Step Into - This debugging feature allows you to choose the function to step into while debugging. This functionality also works with dynamic function calls.
• Drupal Development with PhpStorm - PhpStorm now bundles a Drupal Plugin which provides many Drupal-specific features.
• Symfony - Provide various Symfony Framework related features such as type inference, code completion, navigation and actions.
• JavaScript Templates Support - PhpStorm supports EJS template engine and provides formatting and syntax highlighting.
• Live Edit and JavaScript Debugging - Live Edit has been completely redesigned to make it more coherent and predictable.

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