PhpStorm Briefs

By Henning Glatter-Götz

A daily(ish) 3 minute podcast with tips and tricks for using PhpStorm more effectively. Not affiliated with JetBrains. Hosted by @hglattergotz. On Twitter @PhpStormBriefs... more

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The podcast currently has 55 episodes available.

PhpStorm Briefs episodes:

April 13, 2016 45: Surround Templates
When you need to surround a word or any block of code with single or double
quotes, square brackets or anything else you can use surround templates for
this.
Also applies to: WebStorm
Key mappings
OSX:
- Find Action: Shift + Command + A, Type: Live templates
- Surround with Live Template: Command + Alt + J
Win/Linux:
- Find Action: Shift + Ctrl + A, Type: Live templates
- Surround with Live Template: Ctrl + Alt + J
Docs
Creating Code Constructs Using Surround Templates (https://www.jetbrains.com/phpstorm/help/creating-code-constructs-using-surround-templates.html)
Questions/Comments/Suggestions
@PhpStormBriefs (https://twitter.com/phpstormbriefs)
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3min
April 12, 2016 44: The REST Client Tool
PhpStorm has a REST client that lets you access and test endpoints from
right in the IDE.
Also applies to: WebStorm
Access it via the Tools menu -> Test RESTful Web Service
Docs
Rest Client Tool (https://www.jetbrains.com/phpstorm/help/rest-client-tool-window.html)
Questions/Comments/Suggestions
@PhpStormBriefs (https://twitter.com/phpstormbriefs)
...more
3min
April 12, 2016 43: News - Webinar: What's new in PhpStorm 2016.1
A free webinar with Gary Hockin about what is new in PhpStorm 2016.1 hosted
by JetBrains.
Also applies to: N/A
Docs
Webinar info (http://blog.jetbrains.com/phpstorm/2016/04/webinar-whats-new-in-phpstorm-2016-1-april-18th/)
Registration (http://info.jetbrains.com/PhpStorm-Webinar-April2016.html)
Questions/Comments/Suggestions
@PhpStormBriefs (https://twitter.com/phpstormbriefs)
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2min
April 08, 2016 42: Find in Path
Need to find something by some search string that might not be a class or
file name in your project. Then Find in Path might be what you are
looking for.
Also applies to: WebStorm
Key mappings
OSX:
- Find in Path: Command + Shift + F
Win/Linux:
- Find in Path: Ctrl + Shift + F
Docs
Find in Path (https://www.jetbrains.com/help/phpstorm/2016.1/find-and-replace-in-path.html?origin=old_help)
Questions/Comments/Suggestions
@PhpStormBriefs (https://twitter.com/phpstormbriefs)
...more
2min
April 07, 2016 41: Themes
We stare at our editor for most of our work day and sometimes even after
that. So it is really important that the theme of the editor is not only
visually pleasing but also provides good readability. There are a very
large number of code highlighting themes available for the JetBrains IDE's,
but so far I have not been able to find many themes that consider the
entire IDE and all its components.
Material Theme UI for Jetbrains (https://github.com/ChrisRM/material-theme-jetbrains) by
Chris Magnussen (https://twitter.com/crmag) is so far the only one that I
have found aside from the built-in light and dark themes.
Also applies to: WebStorm
Docs
Material Theme UI for Jetbrains (https://github.com/ChrisRM/material-theme-jetbrains)
Chris Magnussen (https://twitter.com/crmag)
Questions/Comments/Suggestions
@PhpStormBriefs (https://twitter.com/phpstormbriefs)
...more
3min
April 06, 2016 40: News - PhpStorm 2016.1.1 EAP available now
JetBrains announces immediate availability of PhpStorm 2016.1.1 as part of
its Early Access Program.
Also applies to: N/A
Docs
PhpStorm 2016.1.1 announcement (http://blog.jetbrains.com/phpstorm/2016/04/phpstorm-2016-1-1-update-eap-145-844/)
Questions/Comments/Suggestions
@PhpStormBriefs (https://twitter.com/phpstormbriefs)
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1min
April 06, 2016 39: Code Inspections - Customizing Mess Detector rules
Creating a custom Mess Detector rule is not necessarily a PhpStorm specific
issue, but since I talked about how to configure MD as a code inspection
and customizing a rule was actually not straight forward I thought I would explain how to
customize properties of existing rules.
Also applies to: N/A
Docs
Configuration Gist (https://gist.github.com/hglattergotz/82801f37ef78e8816cea7f9e3229998b)
Questions/Comments/Suggestions
@PhpStormBriefs (https://twitter.com/phpstormbriefs)
...more
3min
April 05, 2016 38: Scratches
Ever needed to do a quick test or just slice up some text that had nothing
to do with the project you are working on? Well, either use a Scratch File
or a Scratch Buffer.
Also applies to: WebStorm
Key mappings
OSX:
- New scratch file: Shift + Command + N
- New scratch buffer: Shift + Command + A + "New Scratch Buffer"
Win/Linux:
- New scratch file: Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Insert
- New scratch buffer: Ctrl + Shift + A + "New Scratch Buffer"
Docs
Scratches (https://www.jetbrains.com/phpstorm/help/scratches.html)
Questions/Comments/Suggestions
@PhpStormBriefs (https://twitter.com/phpstormbriefs)
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3min
April 04, 2016 37: Code Style - Configuration
In episode 34 (https://www.briefs.fm/phpstorm-briefs/34) I introduced the
Code Sniffer tool that can warn you about code style violations as you
type. But there is also a built-in tool that lets you reformat your code
after it is written to a particular style. In this episode I talk about how
to configure PhpStorm to reformat your code to a particular style.
Also applies to: WebStorm
Key mappings
OSX:
- Open Code Style Preferences: Shift + Command + A + "Code Style"
- Reformat Code: Command + Alt + L
Win/Linux:
- Open Code Style Preferences: Shift + Ctrl + A + "Code Style"
- Reformat Code: Ctrl + Alt + L (Conflicts with Lock screen on Ubuntu)
Thank you @recchiapiero (https://twitter.com/recchiapiero) for pointing out the key mapping conflict on Ubuntu!
Docs
Code Style (https://www.jetbrains.com/phpstorm/help/code-style.html)
Questions/Comments/Suggestions
@PhpStormBriefs (https://twitter.com/phpstormbriefs)
...more
3min
April 01, 2016 36: Call to Action
Lets try to get this CodeSniffer and MessDetector problem in PhpStorm
fixed!!
Visit the issue Do not let CodeSniffer run during debugging / Ignore it (https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/WI-20365), log in with your account
credentials and vote on this issue to get it some exposure.
Also applies to: N/A
Docs
CodeSnifferIssue (Vote on this) (https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/WI-20365)
Questions/Comments/Suggestions
@PhpStormBriefs (https://twitter.com/phpstormbriefs)
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3min

FAQs about PhpStorm Briefs:

How many episodes does PhpStorm Briefs have?

The podcast currently has 55 episodes available.