1. Track name - Date - & anything else you
need to include that maybe relevant to
you presentation
USE OF PHP IDES WITH
DRUPAL
Coding and development track
V A L E R Y “ V A L T H E B A L D ” L O U R I E

2. ABOUT ME
Valery Lourie
valthebald
tinyurl.com/drupal-ide

3. austin2014.drupal.org/sprints
Help improve Drupal: Sprint with
the community on Friday.
We have tasks for every skill set.
Mentors are available for new
contributors.
An optional Friday morning
workshop will help you set up
community tools.
Follow @drupalmentoring
SPRINT

4. THIS IS NOT

5. POPULARITY

6. DEBUGGERS

7. WHAT’S COVERED

8. NETBEANS
• Oracle Corporation
• Java
• Free
• http://netbeans.org
• Windows/Linux/MacOS
• https://drupal.org/project/netbeans
• https://github.com/HollyIT/NBDrupalDevel

9. PHPSTORM
• JetBrains
• Java
• From $99
• http://www.jetbrains.com/phpstorm/
• Windows/Linux/MacOS
• Built-in plugin for D6/D7 (experimental
D8)

10. ZEND STUDIO
• Zend Corporation
• Java
• From $189
• http://www.jetbrains.com/phpstorm/
• Windows/Linux/MacOS
• https://drupal.org/node/75242

11. BE MORE EFFECTIVE
• Syntax highlighting
• Syntax errors, warnings, hints
• Code completion (phpDoc)
• Coding style
• Refactoring (PHPStorm/Zend)
• Project navigation
• Debugging

12. WORK WITH OTHERS
• VCS support
• HTML / JS / CSS
• Integrated shell
• Integrated browser
• TODO lists
• Debugging

13. LOCAL DEBUG
• Works in internal browser
• Requires local web server
• Requires PHP extension

14. REMOTE DEBUG
• Works in any browser
• Concurrent debugging
• Does not require local web server
• Requires PHP extension
• May require firewall setup
• If opening firewall is not an option, read
http://derickrethans.nl/debugging-with-
xdebug-and-firewalls.html

15. DEMO

16. BREAKPOINTS

17. CONDITIONALS

18. DRUPAL SPECIFIC
• PHPStorm plugin
• Zend Studio
http://www.johnish.com/2013/04/15/zend-
studio-configure-for-drupal/
• PDT Coding style
https://deekayen.net/zend-studio-eclipse-
drupal-formatter
• NetBeans
https://drupal.org/node/1764074

19. CODE HINTS

20. WHY PAY?
• Conditional breakpoints
• Refactoring support
• Zend Debugger

21. WHAT DID YOU THINK?
E V A L U A T E T H I S S E S S I O N :
A U S T I N 2 0 1 4 . D R U P A L . O R G / S C H E D U L E
Thank you!