Creating New Project from Scratch

1. Do one of the following:

   • On the Welcome screen, under the Quick Start section, click the link Create New Project.

   • On the main menu, choose File | New | Project.

2. In the Select Project Type dialog box that opens, choose PHP Empty Project in the left-hand pane.

3. In the Location text box, specify the project name and location.

4. When you click Create, PhpStorm generates a project stub and opens it either in the current window or in a new one depending on your choice in the information dialog that opens:

   

   Refer to the section Opening Multiple Projects for details.

After the project is created, set up the development environment as described in Configure PHP development environment.