How to install phpstrom in Linux os

phpstrom-installation.md

How to install PhpStorm on Linux

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1. PhpStorm Download Link

Extract .tar.gz Files using Linux Command Line ...

sudo tar -xvzf PhpStorm-2020.*.*.tar.gz

Give full permission to PhpStorm folder (optional)

sudo chmod -R 777 PhpStorm-20**.**

2. Create searchable icon

Next step is to Create PhpStorm.desktop file in ~/.local/share/applications/ path

• Goto path

  cd ~/.local/share/applications/

• Create file

  sudo touch PhpStorm.desktop

• Modify file using nano editor

  sudo nano ~/.local/share/applications/PhpStorm.desktop

• Add the following contents in the file:

  This works in Unity and GNOME desktop environments.

  For Linux Ubuntu

  [Desktop Entry]
  Version=1.0
  Name=PhpStorm
  Comment=PhpStorm Desktop
  Exec=<path-to-PhpStorm-executable>
  Path=<path-to-PhpStorm-executable-directory>
  Icon=<path-to-PhpStorm-logo>
  Terminal=false
  Type=Application
  Categories=Development;
  

  For Linux Mint

  [Desktop Entry]
  Encoding=UTF-8
  Version=1.0
  Type=Application
  Name=PhpStorm
  Exec=<path-to-PhpStorm-executable>
  Path=<path-to-PhpStorm-executable-directory>
  Icon=<path-to-PhpStorm-logo>
  StartupNotify=false
  StartupWMClass=PhpStorm
  OnlyShowIn=Unity;GNOME;
  X-UnityGenerated=true
  

• To save changes Ctrl+x, y, Enter after editing to save

• Validates a desktop file and prints warnings/errors for PhpStorm.desktop

  desktop-file-validate PhpStorm.desktop

• If we don't get PhpStorm Icon in Show applications run following command

  sudo update-desktop-database

3. About PhpStorm

PhpStorm is a commercial, cross-platform IDE for PHP, built by the Czech Republic-based company JetBrains. PhpStorm provides an editor for PHP, HTML and JavaScript with on-the-fly code analysis, error prevention and automated refactorings for PHP and JavaScript code.

It doesn't seem the "Create searchable icon" step is necessary anymore, at least not such a manual method. When first launching PhpStorm in the "Welcome to PhpStorm" window, in the lower left corner there is a ⚙️ icon. Clicking it opens a menu including an option "Create Desktop Entry...". This will add PhpStorm to the list of applications.