A PHP script file doesn't have PHP syntax formatting

Question

In my PhpStorm, the file index.php, doesn't look like a PHP script, but a plain text file. How can I fix it?

Answer 1

• Settings | File Types | Text files
• Find and remove unwanted pattern there -- I expect this to be index.php or very similar

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Answer 2

Follow this steps:

Open PHPStorm settings by using Ctrl+Alt+S

1. In search box type File types
2. Select file types option from left side panel
3. Find PHP Files (PHP) from Recognized file types
4. Check for .php extension in below area (Registered Patterns). If not found add PHP.

Answer 3

Right click on index.php and select "Mark as PHP".

(This option is there on PHPStorm 7.x, I'm not sure about 6.)