As a PHP developer, the tools you choose can make all the difference in your workflow and productivity. Here’s a look at some essential tools that every PHP developer should consider to streamline…

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Discover 10 essential tools for PHP developers that can streamline their workflow, enhance code quality, and improve productivity.

10 tools that every PHP developer should use

Good tools. The last one can be replaced with other alternatives :)

Instead of PHPStan, i have a preference for RectorPHP who can be used as linter too

If you have phpstorm, then you have great db tool as well … jist define the db connection and enjoy. What i like the most is the ability to export data from sql results in various formats and even ability to create new one, specific to own needs. I have one that export ids surrounded with ‘’ so i can quickly use them for further work, i use json export etc.

Codium ? Serioulsy ? OK it’s a funny thing but what happens when you select a portion of your code and send it somewhere on the Internet ? Is it still “your” code, probably no more.
We don’t know what the company behind will do with the analyzed code…
Funny if your code is 100% public, avoid otherwise.
And Rector php is missing. What ? Serioulsy ? 😉
Rector is amazing and totally free.
Why phpunit and not pestphp ?