PHP Project Guide

Foundational knowledge for working effectively on any PHP project in PhpStorm. Provides project detection, coding standards, testing patterns, framework guidance, and MCP tool usage.

Quick Start: First Interaction with a PHP Project

Run these steps when encountering a new PHP project for the first time.

1. Detect PHP environment

get_php_project_config()

Returns the configured PHP language level, interpreter details (name, path, local/remote), and runtime information (exact PHP version, loaded extensions, php.ini path, debuggers). Use this to understand the PHP environment before generating code.

2. Identify dependencies and framework