Symfony setting up PhpStorm with Xdebug, Docker, PhpUnit (configuration)

Installation

Clone Repository

git clone git@github.com:SanderV1992/Symfony-4.2-skeleton-with-fully-configured-Docker-PHPSTORM-Xdebug-PHPUnit.git my-project

Build Docker

  1. cd ./docker
  2. docker build .

Run Docker-Compose

  1. cd ./docker
  2. docker-compose up

Composer (Dependency Manager for PHP)

  1. docker exec -it phpcli7.1_symfony_container /bin/bash
  2. composer install

Install PHPUnit

  1. composer require symfony/maker-bundle --dev
  2. composer require symfony/phpunit-bridge --dev
  3. composer require symfony/profiler-pack --dev
  4. composer remove phpunit/phpunit --dev
  5. composer require --dev phpunit
  6. copy new file phpunit.xml.dist -> phpunit.xml

PHPSTORM

Current Project Interpreter

Select CLI Interpreter
  1. Select: From Docker, Vagrant, VM, Remote
  2. Remote: Docker Compose
  3. Server: docker-compose
  4. Configuration file: ./docker/docker-compose.yml
  5. Service: phpcli7.1_symfony_container



Preferences | Languages & Frameworks > PHP
  • CLI Interpreter: phpcli7.1_symfony_container
  • Path mappings: /srv/application



Debug and PHPUnit

Preferences | Languages & Frameworks > PHP > Debug -> DBGp Proxy
  • IDE Key: PHPSTORM
  • Host: localhost
  • Port: 9000



Preferences | Languages & Frameworks > PHP > Servers
  • Name: localhost 8080
  • Host: localhost
  • Port: 8080
  • Debugger: Xdebug
  • Use path mapping: yes
File/Directory - Absolute path on the server
  • `./public/index.php - /srv/application/public/index.php`
  • `./src - /srv/application/src`



Preferences | Languages & Frameworks > PHP > Test Framework (create new configuration to allow PHPSTORM find PHPUnit):
  • Interpreter: phpcli7.1_symfony_container
  • CLI Interpreter: phpcli7.1_symfony_container
  • Path mappings: /srv/application
PHPUnit library:
  • PHPUnit library: Use Composer autoloader
  • Path to script: /srv/application/vendor/autoload.php
Test Runner:
  • Default configuration file: /srv/application/phpunit.xml



Run/Debug configurations

PHP Remote Debugger
  • name: PHP Remote Debugge
Configuration:
  • Filter debug connection by IDE key: yes
  • Server: localhost 8080
  • IDE key(seccion id): PHPSTORM



Docker Compose
  • name: Docker Compose
  • Server: docker-compose
  • Choose file: ./docker/docker-compose.yml



Stop Docker-Compose

  1. cd ./docker
  2. docker-compose down

Run Docker-Compose via PHPSTORM

  1. Click Docker Button in PHPSTORM toolbar
  2. Connect to Docker
  3. Run all docker container



Twig configuration

Allow autocomplete for objects

Preferences | Languages & Frameworks > PHP > Symfony > Twig / Template:
  • Namespace: __main__
  • Path: src/Resources/views
  • Type: ADD_PATH
  • Parser: Custom