PHP Tools for Visual Studio 2015 Overview

PHP Tools for Visual Studio 2015 Overview

PHP Tools for Visual Studio transparently integrate into Microsoft Visual Studio, and extend it with the support for PHP language. The extension is focused on developer productivity respecting conventions. It understands your code, provides smart code completion, quick navigation, syntax error checking, integrated PHP manual, 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 • High performance environment	Smart PHP editor • Full PHP 5.5 support • PHP IntelliSense • HTML/CSS/JS support • Real-Time Error detection • Shows embedded documentation
Visual Debugging • Breakpoints in PHP and JavaScript • Inspect variables, watches • Immediate Window • Multiple session debugging	HTML/JS/CSS support • Visual Studio HTML Editor • Syntax Highlighting, Schema validation • Formatting, Outlining, Commenting • Full IntelliSense • Web Essentials support
Code Navigation • Browse declarations within your solution • Quickly search through available symbols • Navigate directly to symbol definitions • Navigate To, Class View, Object Browser, …	Integrated PHP manual • PHP functions&constants&classes • Integrated documentation • Search available symbols while typing • PHPDoc support