Add last edited time as comment at bottom of PHP code

Hi there,

It's not currently possible -- such functionality is not built-in.

There is one ticket that asks for similar if not the same functionality: https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/WI-17907 -- star/vote/comment to get notified on progress

I know Git can track that, but i'd like to use PHPStorm to access this info quickly, then if i need to really investigate all edits to file i can use Git.

You really should use proper VCS for this -- be it git or something else.

You really should use proper VCS for this -- be it git or something else.

Heh you almost got me with this one.

I just remembered PhpStorm already doing this when you create new file say you click File > New... chose PHP File enter name and click OK then it creates file with following code.

<?php
/**
 * Created by PhpStorm.
 * User: Ivan
 * Date: 11/29/2014
 * Time: 3:43 PM
 */ 

If authors of PhpStorm suggest you should use GIT or other version control system for tracking when file was created or edited why they even add this comment?


All i am asking to add this comment or update time on it every time i save file (except i dont need line "Created by PhpStorm") , is this a big deal to make checkbox somewhere in options to do so?

I just remembered PhpStorm already doing this when you create new file say you click File > New... chose PHP File enter name and click OK then it creates file with following code.

It's just a file template -- used on file creation only. You can edit it yourself to a better one: "Settings | File and Code Templates"

If authors of PhpStorm suggest you should use GIT or other version control system for tracking when file was created or edited why they even add this comment?

I  do not know what devs were/are thinking in this regard. But: creation date (not time part) is rather common element in file header comments... so why not?

All i am asking to add this comment or update time on it every time i save file (except i dont need line "Created by PhpStorm") , is this a big deal to make checkbox somewhere in options to do so?

1) The stuff used when file gets created (initial content: File template) works on file creation only -- it does not participate in any way when file gets updated.

2) There is not build-in stuff that would modify content of your file on save (excluding trimming whitespace characters).

3) Once again: https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/WI-17907 -- As you can see it has a tons of votes (whole 1 vote over almost 1.5 years). So I guess (based on that) that it is "a big deal to make checkbox somewhere in options" as such functionality has to be implemented first.

Bazzik wrote:

I just remembered PhpStorm already doing this when you create new file say you click File > New... chose PHP File enter name and click OK then it creates file with following code.

It's just a file template -- used on file creation only. You can edit it yourself to a better one: "Settings | File and Code Templates"

My point was that functionality is alrady there now they can just define this variable somewhere else rather than file template and insert it each time file is saved.

All it takes is to find opening PHP tag <?php and insert that variable holding author, date and time right after PHP tag, while it moving existing code below it.


<?php
      echo "Hello World";
      ...
?>


<?php

  /* User: Ivan
   * Date: 11/29/2014
   * Time: 3:43 PM */

   
      echo "Hellio World";
      ...
?>

My point was that functionality is alrady there

That's the issue -- it's NOT there -- you misinterpreting it. That's why the aforementioned ticket exists in first place.