PHP Tools for Visual Studio

Smart PHP integration for Visual Studio

PHP Tools is lightweight PHP integration for Visual Studio focused on developer productivity. The integration understands your code, provides smart code completion, quick navigation, syntax error checking, integrated PHP documentation, project system, debugging support and more.

Well-Known IDE

• Visual Studio (including free (Shell) Integrated)
• Automatic updates & Easy installation
• Version control support (TFS, Git, SVN, …)
• Seamless integration respecting conventions

Smart PHP editor

• Full PHP 5.4 support
• PHP IntelliSense, code completion
• Function parameters assistant
• Go to definition (F12)
• Shows embedded documentation

Visual Debugging

• Breakpoints in PHP and JavaScript
• Inspect variables, watches
• Immediate Window
• Multiple session debugging

Integrated PHP manual

• PHP functions&constants&classes
• Integrated documentation
• Search available symbols while typing
• PHPDoc support

Code Navigation

• Browse namespaces, classses, functions, variables and constants in your solution
• Quickly search through available symbols
• Navigate directly to symbol definitions