--- title: 10 tools that every PHP developer should use | daily.dev description: Discover 10 essential tools for PHP developers that can streamline their workflow, enhance code quality, and improve productivity. canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/10-tools-that-every-php-developer-should-use-ifdhszc1w twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: 10 tools that every PHP developer should use | daily.dev og:description: Discover 10 essential tools for PHP developers that can streamline their workflow, enhance code quality, and improve productivity. og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/10-tools-that-every-php-developer-should-use-ifdhszc1w og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/ifdHSZc1w.png og:image:alt: 10 tools that every PHP developer should use og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # 10 tools that every PHP developer should use **[Community Picks](https://daily.dev/sources/community)** · 1 min read · 66 upvotes · 9 comments ## Summary Discover 10 essential tools for PHP developers that can streamline their workflow, enhance code quality, and improve productivity. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@adiaga** · 5 upvotes > Good tools. The last one can be replaced with other alternatives :) **@astrootter** · 3 upvotes > Instead of PHPStan, i have a preference for RectorPHP who can be used as linter too **@palalet** · 3 upvotes > 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. **@kamilk91** · 1 upvotes > why people still using php **@christopheavonture** · 1 upvotes > 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 ? ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#ai](https://daily.dev/tags/ai), [#ai-assisted-development](https://daily.dev/tags/ai-assisted-development), [#devtools](https://daily.dev/tags/devtools), [#php](https://daily.dev/tags/php), [#productivity](https://daily.dev/tags/productivity) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/10-tools-that-every-php-developer-should-use-ifdhszc1w) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"10 tools that every PHP developer should use","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/10-tools-that-every-php-developer-should-use-ifdhszc1w","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/10-tools-that-every-php-developer-should-use-ifdhszc1w"},"datePublished":"2024-05-03T12:17:14.181Z","dateModified":"2025-09-06T02:33:51.150Z","description":"Discover 10 essential tools for PHP developers that can streamline their workflow, enhance code quality, and improve productivity.","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/49f8a423ac5cd7c2a491f9dbff241b18?_a=AQAEuiZ","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/49f8a423ac5cd7c2a491f9dbff241b18?_a=AQAEuiZ","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Community Picks","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Community Picks","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1655817725/logos/community","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/community"},"commentCount":9,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/10-tools-that-every-php-developer-should-use-ifdhszc1w","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":66},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":9}],"keywords":"ai,ai-assisted-development,devtools,php,productivity","timeRequired":"PT1M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Community Picks","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/community"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"10 tools that every PHP developer should use"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/10-tools-that-every-php-developer-should-use-ifdhszc1w","comment":[{"@type":"Comment","text":"Good tools. The last one can be replaced with other alternatives :)","datePublished":"2024-05-05T04:59:12.562Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/ifdHSZc1w#c-h6hNoYy1X","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Adi Agafitei","url":"https://daily.dev/adiaga","image":"https://avatars1.githubusercontent.com/u/338271?v=4"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":5}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"Instead of PHPStan, i have a preference for RectorPHP who can be used as linter too","datePublished":"2024-05-06T11:25:14.969Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/ifdHSZc1w#c-X1zHpi2OW","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Stephane","url":"https://daily.dev/astrootter","image":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/7487421?v=4"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":3}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"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.","datePublished":"2024-05-06T05:42:25.237Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/ifdHSZc1w#c-c7OKAAb7n","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Radek Havelka","url":"https://daily.dev/palalet","image":"https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a-/ACNPEu-o8MElSN4ROMgrqyjqrarlLqksiGLna5TAfYA1Jw=s100"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":3}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"why people still using php","datePublished":"2024-05-08T08:12:14.812Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/ifdHSZc1w#c-6eI7AwNih","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Kamil","url":"https://daily.dev/kamilk91","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--I3teKBmH--/f_auto/v1715156046/avatars/avatar_sJxod5g111O3z2x1KKq9v"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":1}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"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.\nWe don’t know what the company behind will do with the analyzed code…\nFunny if your code is 100% public, avoid otherwise.\nAnd Rector php is missing. What ? Serioulsy ? 😉\nRector is amazing and totally free.\nWhy phpunit and not pestphp ?","datePublished":"2024-05-07T19:28:45.742Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/ifdHSZc1w#c-IXd5IB7Qk","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Christophe Avonture","url":"https://daily.dev/christopheavonture","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--h6GVNW8M--/f_auto/v1757960611/avatars/avatar_deO5mmDSKwiDiufENkYQz?_a=BAMClqZW0"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":1}}]} ```