IntelliJ IDEA 12.1.0 Web Help

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Some features described here are available in Ultimate edition only.

Use this dialog box to configure running and debugging of PHP applications on a remote server.

Click here for the description of the options that are common for all run/debug configurations.

The dialog box consists of the following areas:

Configuration

ItemDescription
Server Use this drop-down list to specify the Web server configuration to use. The list shows all the configurations that are currently available in IntelliJ IDEA.
browseButton.png Click this button to open the Servers page and view the details of the selected configuration there.
Start URL In this area, compose the URL address to access the application through. In the Start URL text box, specify the local file that implements the starting page of the application. Type the path to the desired file relative to the folder that is mapped to the root folder of the target host. IntelliJ IDEA concatenates the host root URL with the specified relative path and shows the URL address of the application starting page in the read-only field below.
BrowserFrom this drop-down list, select the Web browser to open the application in.
DebugUse the controls in this area to configure behaviour of the debugging tool.
  • Break at the first line - select this check box to have the debugging tool stop at the first line of the source code.

Toolbar

ItemShortcutDescription
add InsertInsert Click this button to add new configuration to the list.
delete DeleteDelete Click this button to remove the selected configuration from the list.
copy Ctrl+DCtrl+D Click this button to create a copy of the selected configuration.
settings Edit defaultsClick this button to edit the default configuration templates. The defaults are used for the newly created configurations.
arrowUp or arrowDown Alt+UpControl Up or Alt+DownControl Down Use these buttons to move the selected configuration or group of configurations (folder) up and down in the list.

The order of configurations or folders in the list defines the order, in which configurations appear in the Run/Debug drop-down list on the main toolbar.

folder Use this button to create a new folder.

If one or more run/debug configurations have the focus, then the selected run/debug configurations 0 are automatically moved to the newly created folder. If only a category has the focus, then an empty folder is created.

Common options

ItemDescription
NameIn this text box, specify the name of the current run/debug configuration. This field does not appear for the default run/debug configurations.
Defaults This node in the left-hand pane of the dialog box contains the default run/debug configuration settings. Select the desired configuration to change its default settings in the right-hand pane. The defaults are applied to all newly created run/debug configurations.
Temporary configurations limit Specify here the maximum number of temporary configurations to be stored and shown in the Select Run/Debug Configuration drop-down list.
Share Select this check box to make the run/debug configuration available to other team members.

If the directory-based project format is used, the settings for a run/debug configuration are stored in a separate xml file in the .idea\runConfigurations folder if the run/debug configuration is shared and in the .idea\workspace.xml file otherwise.

If the file-based format is used, the settings are stored in the .ipr file for shared configurations or in the .iws file for the ones that are not shared.

This check box is not available when editing the run/debug configuration defaults.

Single instance onlyIf this check box is selected, this run/debug configuration cannot be launched more than once.

Every time a new run/debug configuration is launched, IntelliJ IDEA checks the presence of the other instances of the same run/debug configuration, and displays a confirmation dialog box. If you click OK in the confirmation dialog box, the first instance of the runner will be stopped, and the next one will take its place.

This make sense, when usage of certain resources can cause conflicts, or when launching two run/debug configurations of the same type consumes too much of the CPU and memory resources.

If this check box is not selected, it is possible to launch as many instances of the runner as required. So doing, each runner will start in its own tab of the Run tool window.

Before launchSpecify which tasks should be carried out before starting the run/debug configuration. The specified tasks are performed in the order that they appear in the list.
ItemKeyboard shortcutDescription
addAlt+InsertControl N; Control EnterClick this icon to add a task to the list. Select the task to be added:
  • Run External tool. Select this option to run an application which is external to IntelliJ IDEA. In the dialog that opens, select the application or applications that should be run. If the necessary application is not defined in IntelliJ IDEA yet, add its definition. For more information, see Configuring Third-Party Tools and External Tools.
  • Build Artifacts. Select this option to have an artifact or artifacts built. In the dialog that opens, select the artifact or artifacts that should be built.

    See also, Configuring Artifacts.

  • Run Another Configuration. Select this option to have another run/debug configuration executed. In the dialog that opens, select the configuration to be run.
  • Run Ant target. Select this option to have an Ant target run. In the dialog that opens, select the target to be run. For more information, see Ant.
  • Generate CoffeeScript Source Maps. Select this option to have the source maps for your CoffeeScript sources generated. In the dialog that opens, specify where your CoffeeScript source files are located.

    For more information, see CoffeeScript Support.

  • Run Maven Goal. Select this option to have a Maven goal run. In the dialog that opens, select the goal to be run.

    For more information, see Maven.

deleteAlt+DeleteCommand Delete Click this icon to remove the selected task from the list.
edit1EnterEnter Click this icon to edit the selected task. Make the necessary changes in the dialog that opens.
arrowUp Alt+UpControl Up Click this icon to move the selected task one line up in the list.
arrowDown Alt+DownControl Down Click this icon to move the selected task one line down in the list.
Show this page Select this check box to have the run/debug configuration settings shown prior to actually starting the run/debug configuration.

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