PhpStorm Keyboard Shortcuts & Tips Cheatsheet

General & Navigation

Find & Replace

Ctrl + F	Find in current file
Ctrl + R	Replace in current file
Ctrl + Shift + F	Find in Path (across project)
Ctrl + Shift + R	Replace in Path (across project)
Ctrl + G	Go to Line/Column
F3	Find Next
Shift + F3	Find Previous
Ctrl + W	Extend Selection
Ctrl + Shift + W	Shrink Selection

Navigation

Shift + Shift	Search Everywhere (Classes, Files, Actions, Symbols)
Ctrl + E	Recent Files popup
Ctrl + Shift + E	Recent Locations popup
Alt + Left/Right	Navigate Back/Forward
Ctrl + Alt + Left/Right	Navigate to Previous/Next Edit Location
Ctrl + B or Ctrl + Click	Go to Declaration/Usages
Ctrl + Alt + B	Go to Implementation(s)
Ctrl + Shift + B	Go to Type Declaration
Alt + F7	Find Usages

General Actions

Ctrl + Shift + A	Find Action (search for any menu item/command)
Ctrl + Alt + S	Open Settings/Preferences
Ctrl + Shift + N	Go to File
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + N	Go to Symbol
Alt + Home	Show Navigation Bar
F12	Go to Last Tool Window
Shift + Esc	Hide active Tool Window
Ctrl + Shift + F12	Hide all Tool Windows
Alt + #[1-9]	Open specific Tool Window (e.g., 1 for Project)

Editing & Code Completion

Basic Editing

Ctrl + D	Duplicate Line or Block
Ctrl + Y	Delete Line at caret
Ctrl + Shift + Up/Down	Move Line Up/Down
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Up/Down	Move Statement Up/Down
Shift + Enter	Start New Line After Current
Ctrl + Alt + Enter	Start New Line Before Current
Ctrl + /	Comment with Line Comment (`//` or `#`)
Ctrl + Shift + /	Comment with Block Comment (`/* ... */`)
Alt + Shift + Insert	Toggle Column Selection Mode

Code Completion

Ctrl + Space	Basic Code Completion
Ctrl + Shift + Space	Smart Type-Matching Completion
Ctrl + Alt + Space	Class Name Completion
Ctrl + P	Parameter Info (within method calls)
Ctrl + Q	Quick Documentation Lookup
Ctrl + F1	Show Descriptions of Error/Warning at caret
Alt + Insert	Generate Code (Constructor, Getter, Setter, etc.)
Ctrl + J	Insert Live Template
Ctrl + Shift + J	Join Lines

Code Manipulation

Ctrl + Alt + L	Reformat Code
Ctrl + Alt + I	Auto-indent Lines
Ctrl + Shift + V	Paste from History
Ctrl + Alt + T	Surround With (e.g., if, loop, try/catch)
Alt + Shift + T	Refactor This (popup)
Ctrl + Space (2 times)	Show Inherited Members (Basic Completion)
Ctrl + Alt + J	Wrap Block in Custom Template
F2	Go to Next Highlighted Error/Warning
Shift + F2	Go to Previous Highlighted Error/Warning

Refactoring & Inspection

Refactoring Actions

Shift + F6	Rename (Symbols, Files, etc.)
Ctrl + Alt + N	Inline (Variable, Method, etc.)
Ctrl + Alt + M	Extract Method
Ctrl + Alt + V	Extract Variable
Ctrl + Alt + C	Extract Constant
Ctrl + Alt + F	Extract Field
F5	Copy File/Class
F6	Move File/Class
Alt + Delete	Safe Delete

Code Inspection & Analyze

Alt + Enter

Show Intention Actions and Quick-Fixes at caret. This is one of the most useful shortcuts for applying suggestions.

Ctrl + Shift + I

Quick Definition Lookup: Shows definition of the symbol at caret without navigating away.

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + I

Run Inspection by Name…: Run a specific inspection on the current file or project.

Ctrl + F12

File Structure Popup: Quickly navigate within the current file’s structure (methods, properties, etc.).

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + L

Code Cleanup…: Run code formatting and optimizing imports according to configured profiles.

Analyze -> Inspect Code…

Run full project analysis for potential issues.

Debugging & Version Control

Debugging

Shift + F9	Debug
Shift + F10	Run
Ctrl + F8	Toggle Line Breakpoint
Shift + Ctrl + F8	View Breakpoints Dialog
F8	Step Over
F7	Step Into
Shift + F7	Smart Step Into (choose method when multiple calls on a line)
Shift + F8	Step Out
Alt + F9	Run to Cursor
Alt + F8	Evaluate Expression
Ctrl + F5	Resume Program

Version Control (Git Focus)

Alt + 9	Open Git Tool Window
Ctrl + K	Commit Project
Ctrl + T	Update Project (Pull)
Ctrl + Shift + K	Push
Alt + Shift + C	Show Recent Changes popup
Ctrl + V	VCS Operations Popup
Ctrl + Alt + Z	Rollback… (Revert Changes)
Right-Click on File/Folder -> Git -> Show History	View file or folder history