Set up development tooling for Magento

Before working with Magento, install and configure a few tools to make development smoother.

Installing Magento PhpStorm Plugin

Install the "Magento PhpStorm" plugin if you're using PhpStorm, and make sure it’s enabled. It gives you smarter code insight and helpful icons that let you jump between related code. It also validates and autocompletes XML files as you type.

Configuring Xdebug and Xdebug Helper Browser Plugin

It’s also useful to configure Xdebug and install the "Xdebug helper" browser plugin, even though they’re not required for this course. These tools help you debug issues and better understand how Magento’s core code runs.

This course doesn’t walk through the setup for these tools, but you’ll find links to lessons and videos on setting up PhpStorm and Xdebug below this article.