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Debugging in Container Setups: Combining PhpStorm, Xdebug and Logs

Maxim Mironjuk - January 11, 2026

Anyone debugging Docker containers with nothing but var_dump and logs is leaving most of the development environment's potential on the table. Xdebug 3 with PhpStorm connects the debugger directly to the container, for real breakpoints, variable inspection and stack traces without a single var_dump().

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Setting Up PhpStorm for PHP Projects: Interpreter, Indexing, Memory & Quality Tools

Maxim Mironjuk - January 07, 2026

A default PhpStorm installation is not a productive PHP workplace. Only once the PHP interpreter is correctly wired up, indexing is scoped to what actually matters, PHPStan and phpcs warn inline, and the heap limit matches the real project size does PhpStorm work the way a modern PHP IDE should.

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PHPStorm Plugins for Magento and Hyva: Which Ones Actually Help

Maxim Mironjuk - January 03, 2026

The PHPStorm plugin marketplace lists dozens of plugins that promise to simplify Magento development. In practice, many of them add little value, noticeably slow down the IDE, or are simply irrelevant for Hyva projects. This article separates the real productivity boosters from the resource hogs.

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Editing and Validating OpenAPI Files in PhpStorm

Maxim Mironjuk - January 01, 2026

Anyone maintaining OpenAPI specifications in a separate browser editor wastes time and risks inconsistencies between documentation and code. PhpStorm offers full schema validation, intelligent autocompletion and an integrated preview, all without ever leaving the IDE.

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Setting Up PhpStorm for Magento 2: Indexing, Excludes, Performance & Autocomplete

Maxim Mironjuk - December 27, 2025

With over 30,000 PHP files, Magento 2 is one of the largest open-source PHP projects. Without a correct PhpStorm configuration, indexing takes minutes, autocomplete stays silent, and the IDE turns into a bottleneck instead of a helper. This guide shows how to set up PhpStorm so it works productively with Magento.

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Integrating Composer, Node, npm and Yarn Cleanly in PhpStorm

Maxim Mironjuk - December 02, 2025

Switching between editor and terminal to run Composer or npm costs focus and context. PhpStorm can integrate Composer, Node.js, npm and Yarn directly, with autocompletion for composer.json and package.json, script buttons and a full output view right in the IDE.

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PhpStorm and CI/CD: How Local Checks and Pipeline Checks Fit Together

Maxim Mironjuk - December 01, 2025

When PHPStan is green locally but red in the CI pipeline, it comes down to a configuration mismatch. The problem is solvable: align pre-commit hooks, PhpStorm quality gates and the CI pipeline so that what runs locally checks exactly what the pipeline checks, no push that fails right out of the gate.

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Remote Development and SSH Workflows in PhpStorm

Maxim Mironjuk - November 11, 2025

Remote development in PhpStorm is more than SFTP upload and hoping for the best. With the right SSH setup, a configured remote interpreter, port forwarding for Xdebug, and the JetBrains Remote Development mode, you can work on distant servers with the same IDE experience as locally.

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Blade, Twig, PHTML and Mixed Template Worlds in PHPStorm

Maxim Mironjuk - October 30, 2025

PHP projects rarely rely on just one template engine. Magento projects combine PHTML with Alpine.js and Tailwind. Symfony projects mix Twig with PHP. Laravel projects use Blade, sometimes alongside Livewire. PHPStorm can support all of this at once, if you know which switches to flip.

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50 PHPStorm Tools, Plugins and Shortcuts for PHP Teams

Maxim Mironjuk - October 15, 2025

PHPStorm is far more than an editor with syntax highlighting. Anyone who only uses the surface gives away dozens of minutes every day. The right combination of shortcuts, plugins and team configuration makes the difference between an IDE that gets in the way and one that actively supports the developer.