Editing Using PHPStorm IDE (section)

=== Create a new project using existing files on a network volume ===

First, mount the network volume:

<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
$ mount -t smbfs //user:password@server/share_name path/to/mount
</syntaxhighlight>

In PhpStorm:

* '''File''' > '''New Project from Existing Files...'''
* '''Select scenario:''' Web server is on remote host, files are accessible via network share or mounted drive.
* '''Specify Local Path'''
** Enter desired project name & path to local project.
** '''Deployment options:''' `Default`
* '''Specify Remove Server'''
** Select '''Add new remote server''' if necessary.
** '''Don't check HTTP connection to server:''' `checked`
* (Optional) '''Add Remote Server'''
** '''Name:''' ''pick a name''
** '''Upload/download project files/Folder:''' ''Enter mount point of remote server, e.g. `/users/damien/remote/myshare`''
** '''Web server root URL:''' ''Enter local URL for the project on the network share, e.g. `http://myproject.dbarchowsky.com`''
** '''Don't check HTTP connection to server:''' `checked`
** ''Note that the settings for the existing remote servers can be edited via '''PhpStorm''' > '''Preferences''' > '''Build, Execution, Deployment''' > '''Deployment'''''
* '''Choose Remote Path'''
** Highlight the folder representing the project root, then click '''Project Root''' button above the directory tree.
** Also optionally select individual folders and mark them to be excluded from indexing, e.g. `.sass-cache`, `node_modules`, etc.
* '''Specify Web Path'''
** Enter a path relative to the project root where the web root is located.
* After clicking the '''Next''' button at this point, PhpStorm will be begin downloading files from the network share to the local project directory and the PhpStorm project will be created.

'''TODO:''' Document how to prevent vendor files from being downloaded from the network share when the project is created.