What I still often need is to jump into the sidebar project tree. With this shortcut, you can close that at any time. If you're using the terminal in PhpStorm, this can be useful too. When you run tests, the test window opens. This keymap can be used anywhere in the application. If you are in a test file you just press this keymap within a method and then this method will be tested. These options remove the file colors and background colors from the tabs and project tree for some special folders like node_modules or tests. PhpStorm gives you the possibility to open a project in the same window as the current one. If I want to exit the application it just should close without any confirmation

I work on several projects, so I want to choose which project should be opened at the beginning If you are using the status bar to give you better insights into your memory usage Generalĭoesn't improve anything but decreases performance Either I'm gonna show you a for unselect or for select.

I'll show you only the settings you've to change that are different from the default. Just scroll to the end of this post and you'll find anything you need. If you don't care about the exact settings and what they are used for, you can download my snapshot (including my personal GitHub and Material Theme) and just import it into PhpStorm via File > Import Settings. This article is the result of my 8 years of experience with PhpStorm and my best settings that make you a faster developer and let you focus more on the important things. Of course, you learn more and more every day.

I've been using PhpStorm for almost 8 years now.

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