PhpStorm 2020.1 Update Adds WSL 2 Support and Important Fixes
PhpStorm 2020.1’s second update introduces support for Windows Subsystem for Linux 2, enabling developers to configure a Linux‑based PHP interpreter on Windows, while also delivering several critical bug fixes and clarifying that Docker integration via WSL 2 is not yet available.
PhpStorm 2020.1’s second update introduces support for Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL 2), extending the IDE’s existing WSL 1 capabilities.
To use WSL 2, ensure that WSL is enabled on Windows 10 version 2004 and that a Linux distribution is installed. After installing PHP in the WSL environment, add the CLI interpreter under File | Settings | Languages & Frameworks | PHP .
With the interpreter configured, you can run and debug any PHP script, execute Composer commands, run PHPUnit tests, and use other PHP tools directly from PhpStorm.
Note that Docker integration is not yet supported through WSL 2 (see issue WI‑53396).
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