PhpStorm

PhpStorm is essential for modern PHP. It understands Laravel Facades, Symfony Dependency Injection, and Doctrine queries.

When to Use

• PHP: It is practically mandatory for professional PHP dev.
• Blade / Twig: Excellent support for template engines.
• Database: Integrated SQL tools are fantastic.

Core Concepts

Composer Integration

Manages dependencies and composer.json synced with the project model.

Pest / PHPUnit

Visual test runner integration.