Getting started with PHP

Download and install PHP

• Download and install PHP for your operating system as described in the official documentation.

  Alternatively, you can install a preconfigured operating system-specific AMP package such as XAMPP for Windows, LAMP for Linux distribution used, and MAMP for macOS.

Download and install Fleet

1. Make sure you are logged in JetBrains Toolbox under your JetBrains Account.

2. In JetBrains Toolbox, click Install near the JetBrains Fleet icon.

   

Open an existing workspace

1. Press Command O or select File | Open from the menu.

2. In the file browser, navigate to the folder containing your code and click Open.

3. Proceed to the workspace configuration.

When you open a directory, it becomes the root of a workspace. You can view its contents in the Files view.

Configure settings for the workspace

To be able to run your code, you need to appoint a PHP interpreter to use inside JetBrains Fleet.

1. In the Files view, right-click the workspace root folder, then select New Folder. Name it .fleet.

2. Right-click the .fleet directory, then select New File Command N. Name the file settings.json.

3. In the created settings.json file, provide the location of the PHP executable in the php.executable property.

   To specify the version of PHP you are working with, use the the php.language.level property.

   

• Click the Smart Mode Status icon in the top-right corner. In the popup that appears, click Enable.

  

Use quick-fixes and intention actions

• Press Alt Enter to access actions that Fleet suggests in the current context.

  

Navigate the codebase

• Navigate to the declaration of a symbol with Command B.

• Use code interlines to navigate to usages and hierarchy members.

  

• Skim over the errors with Command E and Command Shift E.

Use live templates

• To generate a for loop, type forek and press Tab. Press Tab as you fill in the necessary variables.

  

Use the run configuration

1. Click the Run icon (Command R) and select Create Run Configurations in run.json.

2. In the run.json file that opens, define running or debugging parameters. If the file is empty, press Alt Enter or click the file template link.

   Alternatively, paste and edit the following code:

   { "configurations": [ { "type": "php", "name": "run-config-name", "file": "relative-path-to-your-php-file" } ] }

   For the full list of available properties, see the PHP run configurations reference.

3. Click the Run icon (Command R) and select the configuration.