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Extending PhpStorm with Plugins

Bundled pluginsInstalling plugins

Install JetBrains pluginBrowse RepositoriesInstall plugin from disk

Uninstalling plugins

Bundled plugins

PhpStorm comes with a large number of plugins bundled. This means that they are installed and activated after installing PhpStorm. We can see

these plugins from the (press or on Mac OS X). For example, theIDE Settings | Plugins Ctrl+Alt+S CMD+, Database and SQL Editoris built as a plugin which comes bundled with PhpStorm.functionality in PhpStorm

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Plugins are a great way of adding functionality to our IDE. Some plugins come bundled with PhpStorm, others have to be installedseparately. Let's have a look at how we can extend PhpStorm with plugins.

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Installing plugins

We can add functionality to our IDE by installing plugins. These plugins can be , developed by JetBrains, or third-party plugins.JetBrains plugins

Install JetBrains plugin

From the , we can click to browse all plugins that are developed by JetBrains. This pluginIDE Settings | Plugins Install JetBrains plugin...repository contains various plugins that enrich PhpStorm. Doing AngularJS development? Why not install the plugin for that?

Many additional features can be enabled from here. NodeJS support, LiveEdit, Spy-JS, Meteor, VIM-style editing with IdeaVim, ... Once we found

the plugin we want to add, clicking will download and install the plugin. Note that after plugin installation, the IDE has to beInstall pluginrestarted to be able to use it.

Browse Repositories

Using (under ), we can browse third-party plugins for PhpStorm. A web-basedBrowse Repositories... IDE Settings | Plugins gallery is availableas well.

Some plugins are small additions, like which lets us copy code as rich-text or which lets us pin folders we oftenCopy on Steroids FavoriteFolders use. Other plugins are very extensive and add a lot of functionality, like the .Symfony2 plugin

http://plugins.jetbrains.com/phpStormhttps://confluence.jetbrains.com/display/PhpStorm/Symfony+Development+using+PhpStormhttps://confluence.jetbrains.com/display/PhpStorm/Symfony+Development+using+PhpStormhttp://plugins.jetbrains.com/phpStorm

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Install plugin from disk

Plugins can be installed from disk using the button. We can pick the path to the plugin, shipped as a ZIP or JAR file,Install plugin from disk...and then load it into our IDE.

Some development teams develop their own PhpStorm plugins for internal use. For more information on adding enterprise pluginrepositories, .check the web help

http://www.jetbrains.com/phpstorm/webhelp/managing-enterprise-plugin-repositories.htmlhttp://www.jetbrains.com/phpstorm/webhelp/managing-enterprise-plugin-repositories.html

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Uninstalling plugins

To uninstall a plugin, we can open the and click the button. Note that not all plugins can be uninstalled:IDE Settings | Plugins Uninstall pluginsome are required for PhpStorm to function properly. Also some plugins may depend on other plugins.

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We can disable plugins we don't need for a while by unchecking the box next tothe plugin name. This will not load the plugin whenPhpStorm starts, but it will still be present in the list of plugins we have installed.

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