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Last modified: 08 October 2024

PhpStorm is shipped with a predefined list of most popular browsers that you may install and launch automatically from the IDE during running, debugging, or previewing the output of an HTML file. PhpStorm presumes that you install browsers according to a standard procedure and assigns each installation an alias which stands for the default path to the browser's executable file or macOS application. In addition to the browsers from the default list, you can configure custom browser installations.

PhpStorm has a built-in web server that can be used to preview and debug your application in a web browser or IDE's built-in browser. This server is always running and does not require any manual configuration.

By default the built-in server port is set to the default PhpStorm port 63342 through which PhpStorm accepts connections from services. To change this default value, open the Settings dialog (CtrlAlt0S) , go to Build, Execution, Deployment | Debugger, and in the Built-in Server specify any other value starting from 1024.

For more information, refer to IDE's built-in web server.

By default, PhpStorm supports some of the most popular browsers, which are configured automatically, if available:

  • Chrome Chrome browser icon

  • Firefox Firefox browser icon

  • Safari Safari browser icon

  • Opera Opera browser icon

  • Internet Explorer Internet Explorer browser icon

  • Edge Edge browser icon