Edit individual files on remote hosts

If you have set a default remote host, select Deployment | Edit Remote File from the context menu in the Project tool window, Commit tool window Alt00, or the code editor.

Otherwise, do the following:

1. Open the Remote Host tool window by choosing Tools | Deployment | Browse Remote Host or View | Tool Windows | Remote Host from the main menu.

2. Select the required deployment server from the list. The tool window shows a tree view of files and folders under the server root. If no relevant server is available in the list, click , and in the Deployment dialog that opens configure access to the required server.

3. Double-click the desired file or select Edit Remote File from the context menu.

   

The file opens in the WebStorm editor, without being added or downloaded to the local project.

When you work with a remote file, a special toolbar appears at the top of the editor, showing the editing status (The file is identical to remote one or The file has been modified. Upload?).

Remote files can be distinguished from local ones by the annotation that includes the server name in our case, it is <apache_completion> .

When you are done editing the file, do one of the following:

• To upload the file to the remote host, click or press AltShift0Q.

• To compare the currently opened file with the last uploaded version, click . The files are opened in the WebStorm Diff Viewer for files.

• To discard the changes introduced to the file after the last upload, click .