

If you are not going to run your WordPress application but just need to get coding assistance from PhpStorm, store the extracted files anywhere on your computer.
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For information on configuring upload to the server, see Upload and download files.

Learn more about server access configurations, see Configure synchronization with a server. To run your WordPress application on a remote server, store the extracted files in your project and then configure automatic upload of them to the document root of the remote server. To run your WordPress application on an in-place server, store the extracted file under the project root. For local development environment with the Apache HTTPD Web server, extract WordPress.zip to the htdocs folder. To have the possibility to run your WordPress application on a local Web server, store the extracted file to the document root of the server where the PHP interpreter is configured. Note that WordPress requires PHP 5.3 or later.
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If the plugins are disabled, enable them on the Installed tab of the Plugins page as described in Install plugins.Ĭonfigure the PHP interpreter to use WordPress with, as described Configure remote PHP interpreters. Make sure the PHP and WordPress Support plugins are installed and enabled. Make sure the PHP interpreter is configured in PhpStorm on the PHP page, as described in Configure local PHP interpreters and Configure remote PHP interpreters. If the configuration does not meet the requirements, PhpStorm displays a popup with a Fix link. Whether you enable the WordPress integration in an existing project or create a stub of a WordPress application, PhpStorm checks if the development environment is configured properly for WordPress development. In this case, the WordPress integration in the project will be activated automatically.

To get access to this functionality in a project, you need to download WordPress, register it in PhpStorm, and activate the WordPress integration within the current project.Īlternatively, you can download WordPress and create a stub of a WordPress-targeted project. PhpStorm provides a dedicated interface for developing and running WordPress applications and provides WordPress-aware coding assistance, see WordPress-specific coding assistance.
