---
title: "PhpStorm 2026.2 is Now Out"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/phpstorm-2026-2-is-now-out-hftm1sqsi
source_url: https://blog.jetbrains.com/phpstorm/2026/07/phpstorm-2026-2-is-now-out
type: article
source: "JetBrains"
published: 2026-07-17T11:06:47.107Z
updated: 2026-07-18T00:17:28.361Z
tags: ["devtools", "typescript", "php", "laravel", "ai-assisted-development"]
reading_time: 10
upvotes: 13
comments: 2
language: en
---

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# PhpStorm 2026.2 is Now Out

**[JetBrains](https://daily.dev/sources/jetbrains)** · 10 min read · 13 upvotes · 2 comments

## Summary

PhpStorm 2026.2 is released with a broad set of improvements across AI integration, PHP/Laravel support, version control, databases, terminal, and cloud tooling. Key AI additions include an agent skills manager for persistent domain knowledge, native GitHub Copilot integration via JetBrains-Microsoft partnership, support for third-party OpenAI-compatible providers in code completion, and faster MCP server setup for terminal AI sessions. PHP gains a new #[FileReference] attribute for persistent file path references, configurable trigger modes for quality tools like PHPStan, and PER Coding Style 3.0 support. Laravel developers get a new tool window with dashboard, error browsing, and Laravel Cloud management. Web support includes TypeScript 7 with up to 4x faster type-checking. Git improvements cover enhanced worktree management, automatic simple conflict resolution, and @mention autocompletion in code reviews. Database tooling sees a redesigned empty state, customizable query console names, and an improved color system. Docker Compose gains inline container status and service templates, and Terraform testing framework support is introduced. Performance work lays groundwork for future startup and indexing improvements, with up to 10% faster project indexing currently.

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## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@dome68** · 0 upvotes

> I'm always waiting for a free version of this software like there is one for Python.

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