PhpStorm 2018.1 Help

Configuring Content Roots

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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.

Creating a content root

  1. Open the Settings / Preferences Dialog by pressing Ctrl+Alt+S or by choosing File | Settings for Windows and Linux or PhpStorm | Preferences for macOS, 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 pressing Ctrl+Alt+S or by choosing File | Settings for Windows and Linux or PhpStorm | Preferences for macOS, and click Directories under Project:<project name>.
  • On the Directories page, select the content root to be deleted.
  • Click the Remove button remove content root.
    web ide deleteContentRoot
  • Confirm deletion.

Exluding files and folders by name patterns

You can make files and folders excluded by specifying the name patterns. Use the Exclude files field to specify the patterns.

exclude by name pattern
Last modified: 27 July 2018

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