PhpStorm 2018.1 Help

Database Tool Window

View | Tool Windows | Database


Overview

The Database tool window provides access to functions for working with databases and DDL data sources. It lets you view and modify data structures in your databases, and perform other associated tasks.

For more information, see Working with the Database tool window.

DBToolWindow

The available data sources are shown as a tree of data sources, schemas, tables and columns. If no data sources are currently defined, use the New command (Alt+Insert) to create a data source.

Most of the functions in this window are accessed by means of the toolbar icons or context menu commands. (If the toolbar is not currently shown, click icon viewMode on the title bar and select Show Toolbar.) Many of the commands have keyboard shortcuts. If the toolbar is hidden, the Synchronize and Open Console commands can be access by means of the title bar icons (SynchronizeOnTitleBar and ConsoleOnTitleBar respectively).

Toolbar icons, context menu commands and shortcuts

IconCommandShortcutDescriptionAvailable for
icon collapse all on title bar Collapse all the nodes. All node types
newNewAlt+Insert Create a new data source, database, schema, database console, table, column, index, or a primary or foreign key. The list of options depends on which element is currently selected.

See also, Creating a data source, Creating a database or schema, Creating and opening a new database console, Creating a table, a column, an index, or a primary or foreign key and Data Sources and Drivers Dialog.

DB data sources and their elements. If a DDL data source is selected, you can only choose to create another data source.
copy iconDuplicateCtrl+DCreate a copy of the selected data source. Specify the properties of the data source in the Data Sources and Drivers dialog that opens.DB and DDL data source nodes
refreshSynchronizeCtrl+Alt+YUpdate the view of the selected element (i.e. synchronize the view of the element with its actual state in the database).

See also, Auto sync.

DB data sources and their elements
iconManageDataSources Properties Open the Data Sources and Drivers dialog to manage your data sources and their settings. All node types
stopDisconnectCtrl+F2 Close the database connection for the selected DB data source or data sources. (The names of the data sources with active database connections are shown in bold.) DB data sources with active connections and their elements
DataTables or iconDBEditDDLSource Open EditorF4 or Ctrl+B Open the data editor or the definition editor for the selected item. Corresponding elements in DB data sources
runJdbcConsoleOpen ConsoleCtrl+Shift+F10 Open the default database console for the corresponding DB data source.DB data sources and their elements (tables and table columns)
RenameShift+F6 Rename the selected data source, table or column. Specify the new name in the dialog that opens.

See also, Renaming items.

All node types
Modify Table,
Modify Column,
Modify Index,
Modify Key,
Modify Foreign Key
Ctrl+F6Edit the definition of the selected table, column, index, or primary or foreign key.

See also, Modifying the definition of a table, column, index, or a primary or foreign key.

Corresponding elements in DB data sources
Copy ReferenceCtrl+Shift+Alt+CCopy the fully qualified name of the selected data source, table or column to the clipboard.All node types
Find UsagesAlt+F7 Find the usages of (references to) the selected item (data source, table or column) in your source files and libraries. All node types
Database Tools | Hide Schemas Hide the selected schemas. See Showing and hiding schemas. Schemas in DB data sources
Database Tools | Manage Shown Schemas Open the Schemas popup for the current DB data source. See Showing and hiding schemas.DB data sources and their elements
Database Tools | Forget Cached Schema Use this command in problematic cases such as when your data structures start to display incorrectly, fail to synchronize, etc. As a result, PhpStorm deletes the information it has accumulated about your database.

To check if this has eliminated the problem, use the Synchronize command.

DB data sources
Database Tools | Copy Settings Copy the settings for the selected data source onto the clipboard. DB data sources
Database Tools | Drop Primary Key Remove the primary key constraint for the current table. Tables and columns in DB data sources
Database Tools | Drop Foreign Key Remove the foreign key constraint. Columns with the foreign key constraint in DB data sources
Database Tools | Truncate Remove all the rows in the selected table. Tables in DB data sources
Drop or RemoveDeleteRemove the selected item.All node types
Open New ConsoleCreate and open a new database console for the corresponding DB data source.DB data sources and their elements
Generate and Copy DDLCtrl+Shift+CGenerate DDL definitions for the selected data source, schema, table, view, stored procedure or function, and copy those definitions onto the clipboard. All node types except columns
Open DDL in ConsoleShift+F4Open a DDL definition of the selected table or view in a database console.Tables and views in DB data sources
CompareCtrl+DSelect two data sources, schemas or tables and then use this command to compare table structures for the selected items. The comparison results are shown in the differences viewer differences viewer.DB and DDL data sources and tables
Dump Data to File(s) Save data for the selected tables and views in files. Select the output format (e.g. SQL Inserts, Tab-separated (TSV), JSON-Clojure.json.clj).

See also, Saving data in files in various forms and formats.

DB data sources, and schemas, tables and views within them
Dump with "mysqldump" or Dump with "pg_dump" Run mysqldump or pg_dump for the selected items. See Creating database backups with mysqldump or pg_dump. MySQL and PostgreSQL data sources, and schemas, tables and views within them
Import Data from File Import a text file containing delimiter-separated values (CSV, TSV, etc.) into your database.

If a schema is currently selected, PhpStorm will create a new table for the data that you are importing. If a table is selected, PhpStorm will try to add the data to the selected table.

See Importing delimiter-separated values into a database.

Schemas, tables and columns in DB data sources. For columns, the result will be the same as for schemas
Restore with "mysql", Restore with "psql" or Restore Run mysql, pg_restore or psql to restore a data dump.

See Restoring data dumps with mysql, pg_restore or psql.

MySQL data sources, databases and schemas. PostgreSQL data sources, databases, schemas and tables
Color Settings Set or change the color for the selected element or elements. (The Database Color Settings dialog will open.)All node types
Scripted Extensions / Generate POJOs.clj Generate a Java entity class for the selected table. In the dialog that opens, specify the directory in which the .java class file should be generated.Tables
Scripted Extensions / Go to Scripts DirectorySwitch to the directory where the Generate POJOs.clj example script file is located. All node types
DiagramsCtrl+Shift+Alt+U
Ctrl+Alt+U
View a UML class diagram for the selected data source or table. Select:
  • Show Visualisation to open the diagram on a separate editor tab.
  • Show Visualisation Popup to see the diagram in a pop-up window.
DB and DDL data sources and tables
View | Quick Documentation (in the main menu)Ctrl+Q View basic information about the selected element. For example, the info about a table includes the names of the data source, database, schema and the table itself, the table definition (CREATE TABLE) and, if appropriate, the first 10 rows.

To close the documentation pop-up, press Escape.

All node types

View options

The view options, generally, define what is shown in the tool window and how. To view or change these options, click icon viewMode on the title bar.

Option Description
Group Schema This option defines how schema elements are shown.

When on, there are separate nodes for tables, views and stored routines (shown as folders). Tables, views and routines (procedures and functions) are shown as elements of the corresponding groups.

DBGroupSchemaOn

When off, there is no explicit grouping for tables, views, and routines. Tables and views are followed by procedures and functions.

DBGroupSchemaOff
Group Contents This option defines how table elements are shown.

When on, there are separate nodes for columns, indexes, primary and foreign key constraints, and triggers (shown as folders). The elements appear in the corresponding groups.

DBGroupContentsOn

When off, there is no such grouping and, generally, only columns are shown for tables.

DBGroupContentsOff
Show Keys and etc. When this option is on, the primary and foreign key constraints, and indexes are shown as separate elements.
DBShowTableConstraintsOn

Otherwise, there are no separate elements for the keys and indexes.

DBShowTableConstraintsOff

The option is unavailable when the Group Contents option is on.

Show Empty Groups If the Group Schema or the Group Contents option is on, you can select to show or hide empty groups, i.e. the categories that contain no elements.

The Show Empty Groups option is on:

DBShowEmptyGroupsOn

The Show Empty Groups option is off:

DBShowEmptyGroupsOff
Sort Alphabetically When this option is off, columns, generally, are unsorted.
DBSortColumnsOff

When this option is on, the columns are ordered alphabetically.

DBSortColumnsOn
Show Toolbar Select or deselect this option to show or hide the toolbar.

The rest of the options are common for all the tool windows, see Tool Windows Viewing Modes.

Icons for data sources and their elements

IconDescription
DataSource DB data source. Also, DBMS-specific icons are used:
DBReadonly DB data source with the read-only status, e.g. DBReadonlyDB2 for Derby.
icon DDLDataSource DDL data source
dataDatabaseDatabase
dataSchema Schema
DataTables Table
dataView View
dataColumn Column
dataColumnNotNull A NOT NULL column
dataPkColumn.png Column with a primary key
dataFkColumn.png Column with a foreign key
dataIndexedColumn.png Column with an index
dataPrimaryKey Primary key
dataForeignKey Foreign key
dataIndex Index
dataTrigger Trigger
dataFunction Stored procedure or function

Title bar context menu and buttons

You can right-click on the window title bar and use the context menu to configure its viewing mode, associate the window with a different tool window bar, or resize and hide the window.

You can also use the toolbar buttons:

IconShortcutDescription
icon collapse all on title barCtrl+NumPad -Use this button to collapse all expanded nodes in the current view.
icon viewMode Click this button to access a subset of the context menu commands that let you configure window's viewing mode.
icon hideSide Shift+Escape Use this command to hide the tool window. You can also use it in combination with the Alt key to hides all tool windows attached to the same tool window bar.
Last modified: 27 July 2018

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