PhpStorm 2018.2 is now released!

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PhpStorm 2018.2, the second major update for PhpStorm in 2018, is now available! You can download it here or via JetBrains Toolbox App.

Our website has all the details of this release, and here’s a roundup of the notable highlights.

PHP Language

Custom postfix completion templates

FQCN completion

Structural Search and Replace for PHP

Improved SQL Injections

The new presentation for Quick Documentation

Jumping outside closing bracket/quote with Tab

New Inspections and Quick Fixes

PHP Refactorings

Move Instance Method Refactoring

New Add @method tag quick fix for Undefined method

Add method quick fix now inserts parameter type hints

PHP Tools

Simple CodeSniffer/MessDetector setup

PHPUnit composite configuration

HTTP Client

Support for environment variables in the request body

Support for POST request body formatting

Please see our issue tracker for the full list of fixed PHP-related issues, and release notes from all previous EAP builds.

PhpStorm 2018.2 also brings major improvements in its support for web technologies, such as new JavaScript intentions, completion for events in Vue.js, Typescript 2.9 and 3.0 support, the new Code Coverage feature that helps to find unused code, extract and convert React component refactoring, new integrations with Angular CLI, global file

watchers, rerunning failed tests, and much more.

IntelliJ Platform has provided this release with lots of new features as well as bug-fixes. Specifically, updated UI with brand new icons, dark title bars on macOS, and TouchBar support for MacBooks, as well as improved VCS support with new ways to resolve merge conflicts, enhancements in VCS Log, support for multiple GitHub accounts, and even more.

Database tools have been improved with the new SQL formatter, source code migration, query plan diagram, custom data sources and more.

For more details please see What’s New in PhpStorm 2018.2 and download a free 30-day PhpStorm trial for your operating system.

PhpStorm 2018.2 is available as a free update for everyone who has an active subscription for PhpStorm or All Products!

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