PhpStorm - can't open a PHP file if the name is "myclass.php"

Question

I've a really CRAZY issue with PhpStorm, and I don't know how to solve it.

I have an empty php file called "myclass.php" which seems not recognized by PhpStorm because the icon is a "?".

When I try to open this file with PhpStorm, the mouse starts doing flicker and my IDE freezes until I restart it... However, I can open the file from any other IDE like notepad. Also, I am the only one having this issue, because my other team workers can open the file with their PhpStorm IDE.

BUT, when I rename the file to "myclass2.php", the icon changes like my other php files, and I am able to open it.

It's precisely when the file is called "myclass.php" that the issue is triggered.

I tried :

• File/Invalidate Cache / Restart
• Uninstall/install PhpStorm
• Move the file into another folder
• Drop/Recreate my project
• Delete/Create the file with the same name with another IDE...
• Create the same file in another project
• Searching for an encoding issue

Someone knows how to solve this crazy issue ? :(

Thanks you.

Answer 1

Please go to File | Settings (or PhpStorm | Preferences) | Editor | File Types, find there "Files Opened In Associated Applications" and check if myclass.php is registered there as pattern. If it's there then just remove it and it will be fixed.