Cordova

Configure PhoneGap or Cordova in an empty project

1. In the Cordova executable field, check the location of the executable file or specify the path to it if PhpStorm has not detected the executable automatically. This can be phonegap, phonegap.cmd, cordova or cordova.cmd, depending on your operating system and the selected framework.

   PhpStorm detects the installed version and displays it in the Cordova version read-only field.

2. In the Cordova working directory field, specify the folder where the application files to run are stored.

3. By default, PhpStorm automatically treats the platforms or www directory as excluded and ignores it during indexing, parsing, and code completion, see Configuring folders in a content root.

   To preserve this default behavior, make sure the Automatically exclude working directories ('platforms', 'www' for ionic) checkbox is selected.

4. In the Plugins area, configure a list of plugins to use in your development by installing required packages. The list shows all the PhoneGap and Cordova plugins that are currently installed on your computer, both at the global and at the project level.

   • To install a plugin, click . In the Available Packages dialog that opens, select the required package.

     To install the package globally, select the Options checkbox and type --global in the field. Click Install Package.

   • To remove a plugin, select it in the list and click .

   • To upgrade a plugin to the latest available version, select the plugin in the list and click .

   See Apache Cordova Plugins and PhoneGap Plugins for information about plugins and their use.