Creating a New Local PHP Project

To create a new local PHP project:

1. In the menu-bar, go to File | New | Local PHP Project.
   The New Local PHP Project wizard is displayed.

   
   

2. Enter the following information:

   • Project Name: Enter the name of your project.

   • Location: Enter the location folder for your project.

   • PHP Server: By default, the default PHP web server is selected.
     To select a different server, deselect the check-box, and click the drop-down menu to select an existing server for deploying the new server project, or click Add Server to create a new server. For information on adding new servers, see Managing PHP Servers.

   • Content: Select the content package you wish to work with in your project- Basic or Zend Studio's built-in Zend Framework.

   • Version:
     • If you chose to work with the built-in Zend Framework content package, Zend Framework 2.2.4 is used by default. If you wish to use a different version of Zend Framework, click on the drop-down menu, and select Browse to use a different Zend Framework library.
     • If you chose to work with the Basic package content, click on the drop-down menu to select a PHP version (default is php5.6).
   • Add composer support:  Select this check-box to add Composer support to the new project.

3. Click Next.
   The Libraries dialog is displayed.

4. Select the libraries you wish to add to the project, and click Finish.
   Your project is created, and displayed in the PHP Explorer.

Note:

If not already installed, selecting to install jQuery Library Support, ExtJS and Prototype will prompt a restart of Zend Studio.