Visit the link to get a list of all the versions of PhpStorm for different OS’s. PhpStorm is a product of JetBrains (previously IntelliJ). Over here, we’ll be linking PhpStorm to our existing Drupal installation over XAMPP server. If not, it can be installed via XAMPP over the localhost or via Acquia Dev Desktop. Using an IDE for the development work helps this task and is the most preferred approach adopted, while developing in Drupal.īefore the PhpStorm installation, it is assumed that Drupal has been previously installed on your system.

Although it’s a paid software you might qualify for free license if you are a student or working on open source projects.ĭeveloping in Drupal involves a lot of testing and debugging at various stages. It’s Drupal friendly, and drupal development plugin comes pre-installed with PhpStorm. There are quite a few advantages of using PhpStorm over other IDE’s. but of late PhpStorm has emerged as the preferred choice of the developers.

There are many other alternatives to PhpStorm such as Eclipse, NetBeans, Komodo IDE etc. This post is for the benefit of all those who are new to Drupal and the learnings have been inspired from the book Drupal 8 Development: Beginner's Guide. In this blog, I would be installing PhpStorm IDE for Windows and configure it to work with Drupal. Hey all, I’m a Drupal enthusiast, an engineer in the making from Goa College of Engineering with interests in web technologies and internet of things and currently doing internship in Valuebound.

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