# PhpStorm 2026.2.2

- Product: PhpStorm (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/phpstorm)
- Vendor: JetBrains
- Date: 2026-09-03
- Version: 2026.2.2
- Original notes: https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/articles/WI-A-231736384
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/phpstorm/releases/2026.2.2

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- **fixed** — Allow running Behat v4 tests
- **fixed** — #[FileReference] support for constants
- **fixed** — Ctrl+Click navigation/highlighting in .env files
- **fixed** — Rename refactoring on a file now updates its name inside #[FileReference]-annotated string arguments
- **fixed** — Loading remote OpenAPI specification now provides error information
- **fixed** — Adding remote specification for OpenAPI when document is too large now shows helpful error message
- **fixed** — Terminal tabs order is now saved
- **fixed** — Improve contrast of checkboxes in markdown
- **fixed** — Markdown Preview vertical scrollbar rendering

PhpStorm 2026.2.2 is now available
PhpStorm 2026.2.2 is a minor update, and it includes a host of bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements.
Here are the most notable changes and bug fixes in this build:
- Fix: Allow running Behat v4 tests [[WI-85769](https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/WI-85769)]
- Fix: #[FileReference] support for constants [[WI-85148](https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/WI-85148)]
- Fix: Ctrl+Click navigation/highlighting doesn't work in .env files due to missing file type [[WI-85555](https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/WI-85555)]
- Fix: Rename refactoring on a file does not update its name inside #[FileReference]-annotated string arguments (__DIR__ . 'path') [[WI-85177](https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/WI-85177)]
- Fix: Loading remote OpenAPI specification fails and it doesn't say why [[IJPL-63202](https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IJPL-63202)]
- Fix: Adding remote specification for OpenAPI fails when document is too large, and error message is unhelpful [[IJPL-63199](https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IJPL-63199)]
- Fix: Terminal tabs order is not saved in IntelliJ [[IJPL-212254](https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IJPL-212254)]
- Fix: Low contrast of checkboxes in markdown [[IJPL-93391](https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IJPL-93391)]
- Fix: (2026.2+) Markdown Preview: Missing vertical scrollbar (JCEF rendering failure) [[IJPL-251259](https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IJPL-251259)]
The full list of changes in PhpStorm 2026.2.2 is available in the [release notes](https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/articles/WI-A-231736384).
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