PhpStorm multiple project navigation, quick switch between projects

phpstorm

Solution

If you want to open more than one project in this way (and by this I mean so they have their own different settings), then currently it is not possible.

http://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/WI-15187 -- vote/star/comment to get notified on progress.

If you need to include files from those projects for reference purposes (to see how you have done it there, to copy some code from there etc) -- you can include them under "External Libraries" -- `Settings | PHP | Include paths`. Files included this way are protected from modifications.

If you need to modify those files ... you can add them into actual project as Additional Content Root (`Settings | Directories| Add Content Root`) -- such folders will be treated as part of the actual project with no separate settings.

Other than that -- Alt + Tab (or whatever the shortcut is on your OS) to switch between different PhpStorm windows (each project is opened in separate window/frame).

Problem

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