Configuring an IDE (PHP Storm) to include WordPress as an external library

Question

I like to have need to have my IDE (PHPStorm) include the WordPress codebase as an external library by default.

Using the project files stored on a remote server option, I have to choose the WordPress root as the directory and download all the core files if I want to get the full benefit from the IDE.

Is there a way to include the WordPress code base as an external library that loads by default in all projects? The feature is available for javascript libraries but I have gone through all the settings and can't find any way to add WordPress in less it's in the root of my project.

Edit:

Is this the wrong approach? Does it make more sense to specify my local mirror as a subdirectory of an existing project that includes WordPress core? All projects need to remain separate.

Answer 1

You can try to put the wordpress codebase in phpstorm's settings "include path" : But you need to do this for every project (this is how phpstorm works, but this enable you to have different php versions for your projects).

Go in File > Settings > Project Settings > PHP You must then locate your PHP version, then you will be able to add manually include paths, and use php.ini's include path.