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Configuring Content Roots

Any project contains at least one content root created together with the project.

You can create additional content roots as well as remove the unnecessary ones.

In this section:

Creating a content root

  1. Open the Settings / Preferences Dialog by choosing File | Settings for Windows and Linux or PhpStorm | Preferences for OS X, and click Directories under Project:<project name>.
  2. On the Directories page, click the Add Content Root button addRoot.
  3. In the dialog that opens, locate the desired directory and click OK.

Removing a content root

  • Open the Settings / Preferences Dialog by choosing File | Settings for Windows and Linux or PhpStorm | Preferences for OS X, and click Directories under Project:<project name>.
  • On the Directories page, select the content root to be deleted.
  • Click the Remove button web_ide_remove_content_root.
    web_ide_deleteContentRoot
  • Confirm deletion.

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Last modified: 12 July 2016