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Product
PhpStorm is a JetBrains IDE for PHP development.Read 7 Oct 2026 · jetbrains.com
Trial
PhpStorm offers a free 30-day trial without requiring a credit card.Read 7 Oct 2026 · jetbrains.com
Integrations
Version control integrations include Git, GitHub, GitLab, Subversion, Mercurial, and Perforce.Read 7 Oct 2026 · jetbrains.com
Security
For remote development, communication between JetBrains Client and the IDE backend is end-to-end encrypted with TLS 1.3, including when it uses an SSH tunnel.Read 7 Oct 2026 · jetbrains.com
Headquarters
Amsterdam, The NetherlandsRead 23 Sep 2026 · jetbrains.com
Founded
2000Read 23 Sep 2026 · jetbrains.com
Maker
JetBrains is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and lists February 2000 as its founding date.Read 7 Oct 2026 · jetbrains.com
Code editing
PhpStorm provides smart coding assistance, code navigation, and refactoring across a codebase.Read 7 Oct 2026 · jetbrains.com
Databases
PhpStorm supports MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, SQLite, and other database dialects out of the box.Read 7 Oct 2026 · jetbrains.com
Debugging
PhpStorm includes a visual debugger for Xdebug with live debugging data, conditional breakpoints, and step-through execution.Read 7 Oct 2026 · jetbrains.com
Frameworks
The product page lists built-in support for Laravel, Blade, Symfony, and WordPress.Read 7 Oct 2026 · jetbrains.com
Free eligibility
JetBrains says students and teachers can use the All Products Pack, which includes PhpStorm, free of charge; qualifying noncommercial open-source projects may also be eligible for free licenses.Read 7 Oct 2026 · jetbrains.com
License limits
The product page says a perpetual fallback license is available after at least 365 consecutive days of uninterrupted subscription, allowing use of the version available at the start of the 12-month subscription indefinitely.Read 7 Oct 2026 · jetbrains.com
Remote development
PhpStorm supports remote PHP interpreters through SSH, Docker, Docker Compose, Vagrant, or WSL and remote development through JetBrains Gateway.Read 7 Oct 2026 · jetbrains.com
Testing
PhpStorm has built-in support for PHPUnit and Pest, can generate unit tests, and provides code coverage views.Read 7 Oct 2026 · jetbrains.com

Plans and prices

PhpStorm — Individual Price not published Billed annually; page shows $200.00 and $289.00, but does not expose which amount applies to this plan in the opened content Individual subscription · annual billing Read 7 Oct 2026 · jetbrains.com
PhpStorm — Organizations Price not published Billed annually; page shows $200.00 and $289.00, but does not expose which amount applies to this plan in the opened content Organization subscription · annual billing · per user Read 7 Oct 2026 · jetbrains.com

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