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PhpStorm

PhpStorm is a lightweight and smart PHP IDE focused on developer productivity that deeply understands your code, provides smart code completion, quick navigation and on-the-fly error checking. It is always ready to help you shape your code, run unit-tests or provide visual debugging. This is a community for sharing information, tips, and tricks regarding the PHP IDE from JetBrains.

7.2k subscribers6 posts / mo in Sep 20266 authors / mosince 2013

r/phpstorm has 7.2k members (+5.2% over the last 12 months). It gets about 6 posts a month from 6 people. Top topics: IDEs and Editors, Code Editors & Extensions and Git Commands & Practices.

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+5.2%in 12 months · +0.6% in 3 months
Oct 20267.2k
Growing7.2k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−70%vs Sep 2025 · +38% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20266
QuieterPeaked at 71 in Mar 2023
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

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Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. IDEs and Editors3.4%
  2. Code Editors & Extensions1.7%
  3. Git Commands & Practices1.6%
  4. VimColorschemes1.6%
  5. Vim Navigation Tips1.1%

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