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GitHub Support in PhpStorm 

Create a GitHub Repository from PhpStormClone a Repository from GitHubCreate a Gist on GitHubOpen on GitHubUsing the GitHub Issue TrackerCreating Pull RequestsRebase GitHub Fork

Create a GitHub Repository from PhpStorm

Whenever we want to start a new project on GitHub and work on it in PhpStorm, there are two possible approaches:

Create the project through GitHub.com and clone it in PhpStorm; orStart coding and when we want to commit, create the project on GitHub from within PhpStorm.

Once our project is ready to be published on GitHub, we can use the menu toVCS | Import into Version Control | Share project on GitHub start publishing the project.

After clicking the menu entry, we can provide some information about our GitHub project. We can provide the project name, a description and

whether we want it to be a private repository or not. Clicking will create the GitHub project and do an initial commit of source code.Share

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In the tutorial we have learned how we can work with version control systems (VCS). OneVersion Control Systems Support in PhpStormvery popular VCS is Git, driven by the collaboration that's possible using . In this tutorial, we will explore the GitHub integrations thatGitHubare available in PhpStorm.

When using , try out the which offers some of the functionality described below. It can be installed throughBitBucket BitBucket plugin

the .IDE Settings| Plugins 

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We can now work with the actions described in the tutorial .Version Control Systems Support in PhpStorm

Clone a Repository from GitHub

To work with an existing project hosted on GitHub, we can use the menu . This will fetch a list ofVCS | Checkout from Version Control | GitHub all repositories that we can access using our account and allows us to clone those into a PhpStorm project.

Clicking will clone the project to the specified folder so we can work with it from our IDE.Clone

Create a Gist on GitHub

A simple way to share snippets and code or files with others when no full VCS system is needed is using "gists". They can be created, browsedand commented through . Instead of copy-pasting our gists into the browser, we can create them from within PhpStorm.gist.github.com

From any file that’s opened, we can make a selection of code and use the context menu. Since gists can consist of multiple files, weCreate Gist can also select multiple files in the project tool window and use the context menu from there. We can provide a description for our gist andoptionally make it private or anonymous.

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After we click , the gist will be created. We can with others.OK share the URL

Open on GitHub

To see all details like previous commits, comments, reviews and such for a file, we can use the context menu. This will launchOpen on GitHub the default browser and open the file we selected in GitHub. This allows us to see file history, explore branches and whatever other action we maywant to do through the GitHub web interface.

Using the GitHub Issue TrackerPhpStorm provides integration with various issue trackers, including the one provided by GitHub. Check the tutorial Integration with an Issue

 to see how we can connect to a GitHub project issue tracker, work on tasks and automatically populate commitTracking System in PhpStormmessages.

Creating Pull Requests

Once work on our own branch or fork is done, we can create a pull request on GitHub to ask for a code review and/or inclusion of our changes

into the main repository. We can create a Pull Request from within PhpStorm, using the menu VCS | Git | Create Pull Request...

When creating the pull request, we can pick the base fork, the branch to which it applies, and provide a title and description for it. Clicking willOKsubmit the pull request, and we can start working on something else.

Rebase GitHub Fork

GitHub provides an easy way of forking someone's repository, but how do we keep our sources up to date with what happens on the remote?Using the menu , we can rebase our fork. For this to work, we will have to make sure the origin repository isVCS | Git | Rebase my GitHub fork...added as a remote. If this is not the case, PhpStorm will ask us to do so. Next, PhpStorm will provide us with a dialog in which we can providesome additional options for our rebase.

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Clicking will do exactly that: rebase our fork on the remote fork.Rebase

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