====== JetBrains PhpStorm IDE ======

==== Oracle Java7 ====
It is clearly stated that running PhpStorm requires Oracle Java6+, not OpenJDK that's initially available on Linux Mint LMDE. So you're first invited to visit [[applications:java:start|Developer Tools]] 

First you need to [[http://www.jetbrains.com/phpstorm/download/|download the tar.gz archive]] from Jetbrains web site.

Note that if you are installing **IntelliJ IDEA**, you might have to:
<code>
> sudo apt-get update
> sudo apt-get install open-jdk-7-jdk
> nano $HOME/.bashrc

ADD:
## IntelliJ IDEA - ensure JAVA_HOME points to JDK rather than JRE.
export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64
</code>

===== Install Application to /opt =====
You probably don't want this application to resides in your ~/Dowloads folder, cause that's probably not the best place to keep it. So we'll move it to the /opt directory, where it belongs.

So **move the archive** using:
<code>
sudo mv /home/<username>/Downloads/PhpStorm-* /opt/
</code>

Then **extract the archive**. Supposing it is now in the /opt directory, you need to execute the commands as superuser:
<code>
sudo cd /opt
sudo tar xvfz PhpStorm-*.tar.gz
</code>

=== Import existing license and configuration ===
In case you had a previous installation of PhpStorm and would like to transfer your license and configurations, copy your old **/home/<username>/.WebIdeXX** file to your current **/home/<username>/** directory.

Then **launch the application**:
<code>
> /opt/PhpStorm-*/bin/phpstorm.sh
</code>

==== Create a Shortcut in the Application Menu ====
You could use our [[tricks:application-shortcut|Create an Application Shortcut trick]] to create an application shortcut in the menu using:
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Althouh PhpStorm permits to do just that using the "Configure > Create Desktop Entry" menu.

==== Cleanup Before You Leave ====
The tar.gz archives still resides in the /opt directory, we can get rid of it now:
<code>
sudo rm /opt/PhpStorm-*.tar.gz
</code>