Difference between WebStorm and PHPStorm

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I m choosing an IDE for web development and I would like to know what the differences between WebStorm and PHPStorm are   I couldn t find any major points on JetBrains  website and even Google didn t help that much   All I know now is that PHPStorm doesn t support JS like WebStorm  but is able to due to plugins  Is this the only difference

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There is actually a comparison of the two in the official WebStorm FAQ. However, the version history of that page shows it was last updated December 13, so I'm not sure if it's maintained.

This is an extract from the FAQs for reference:

What is WebStorm & PhpStorm?

WebStorm & PhpStorm are IDEs (Integrated Development Environment) built on top of JetBrains IntelliJ platform and narrowed for web development.

Which IDE do I need?

PhpStorm is designed to cover all needs of PHP developer including full JavaScript, CSS and HTML support. WebStorm is for hardcore JavaScript developers. It includes features PHP developer normally doesn’t need like Node.JS or JSUnit. However corresponding plugins can be installed into PhpStorm for free.

How often new vesions (sic) are going to be released?

Preliminarily, WebStorm and PhpStorm major updates will be available twice in a year. Minor (bugfix) updates are issued periodically as required.

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IntelliJ IDEA vs WebStorm features

IntelliJ IDEA remains JetBrains' flagship product and IntelliJ IDEA provides full JavaScript support along with all other features of WebStorm via bundled or downloadable plugins. The only thing missing is the simplified project setup.

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Essentially  PHPStorm   WebStorm   PHP  SQL and more   BUT  and this is a very important  but   because it is capable of parsing so much more  it quite often fails to parse Node js dependencies  as they  probably  conflict with some other syntax it is capable of parsing   The most notable example of that would be Mongoose model definition  where WebStorm easily recognizes mongoose model method  whereas PHPStorm marks it as unresolved as soon as you connect Node js plugin   Surprisingly  it manages to resolve the method if you turn the plugin off  but leave the core modules connected  but then it cannot be used for debugging  And this happens to quite a few methods out there   All this goes for PHPStorm 8 0 1  maybe in later releases this annoying bug would be fixed

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I use IntelliJ Idea  PHPStorm  and WebStorm   I thought WebStorm would be sufficient for PHP coding  but in reality it s great for editing but doesn t feel like it real-time-error-checks PHP as well as PHPStorm   This is just an observation  coming from a regular user of a JetBrains products     If you re a student try taking advantage of the free license while attending school  it gives you a chance to explore different JetBrains IDE     Did I mention CLion

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I couldn t find any major points on JetBrains  website and even Google didn t help that much    You should train your search-fu twice as harder   FROM  http   www jetbrains com phpstorm      NOTE  PhpStorm includes all the functionality of WebStorm  HTML CSS Editor  JavaScript Editor  and adds full-fledged support for PHP and Databases SQL    Their forum also has quite few answers for such question     Basically  PhpStorm   WebStorm   PHP   Database support  WebStorm comes with certain  mainly  JavaScript oriented plugins bundled by default while they need to be installed manually in PhpStorm  if necessary    At the same time  plugins that require PHP support would not be able to install in WebStorm  for obvious reasons    P S  Since WebStorm has different release cycle than PhpStorm  it can have new JS CSS HTML oriented features faster than PhpStorm  it s all about platform builds used     For example  latest stable PhpStorm is v7 1 4 while WebStorm is already on v8 x  But  PhpStorm v8 will be released in approximately 1 month  accordingly to their road map   which means that stable version of PhpStorm will include some of the features that will only be available in WebStorm v9  quite few months from now  lets say 2-3-5  -- if using comparing stable versions ONLY   UPDATE  2016-12-13   Since 2016 1 version PhpStorm and WebStorm use the same version build numbers    so there is no longer difference between the same versions  functionality present in WebStorm 2016 3 is the same as in PhpStorm 2016 3  if the same plugins are installed  of course         Everything that I know atm  is that PHPStorm doesn t support JS part like Webstorm   That s not correct  your wording   Missing  extra  technology in PhpStorm  for example  node  angularjs  does not mean that basic JavaScript support has missing functionality  Any  extras  can be easily installed  or deactivated  if not required      UPDATE  2016-12-13   Here is the list of plugins that are bundled with WebStorm 2016 3 but require manual installation in PhpStorm 2016 3  if you need them  of course     Cucumber js Dart EditorConfig EJS Handelbars Mustache Java Server Pages  JSP  Integration Karma LiveEdit Meteor PhoneGap Cordova Plugin Polymer  amp  Web Components Pug  ex-Jade  Spy-js Stylus support Yeoman

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PhpStorm supports all the features of WebStorm but some are not bundled so you might need to install the corresponding plugin for some framework via Settings   Plugins   Install JetBrains Plugin    Official comment - jetbrains com

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In my own experience  even though theoretically many JetBrains products share the same functionalities  the new features that get introduced in some apps don t get immediately introduced in the others  In particular  IntelliJ IDEA has a new version once per year  while WebStorm and PHPStorm get 2 to 3 per year I think  Keep that in mind when choosing an IDE

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What is WebStorm & PhpStorm?

Which IDE do I need?

How often new vesions (sic) are going to be released?

IntelliJ IDEA vs WebStorm features

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