PhpStorm marks a single .phtml file as plain text

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I have a problem similar to:

Wrong syntax highlighting for PHP file in PHPStorm

IIRC, I created a file under the wrong name (IndexViewphtml, no extension), then renamed it to IndexView.phtml. Since then, it is recognized as plain text:

As advised in the linked question, I went to Settings|Editor|File Types and ensured that this file name was not assigned to Text files:

I also checked that the file was not currently marked as plain text:

As a last resort, I:

deleted the .phtml file and its parent folder
closed PhpStorm
rm -rf .idea
rm -rf ~/.cache/JetBrains/PhpStorm*

And to my surprise, when I re-launch PhpStorm and recreate the folder + file, it is still recognized as plain text!

If I rename it to, say Index2.phtml, the file is correctly recognized as PHP.

What did I miss? I'm using the latest 2020.3 EAP.

Weird. Try this: focus that file in Project View, then invoke `Ctrl+Q` (or whatever the shortcut you have for `View | Quick Documentation`) -- what so you see? — LazyOne, Nov 16 '20 at 13:47
Have you checked whether `*.phtml` is registered as a filetype for PHP files? — Nico Haase, Nov 16 '20 at 13:48
@NicoHaase It is, as I said if I rename to `Index2.phtml` it recognized as PHP (and so are my numerous other `.phtml` views). — BenMorel, Nov 16 '20 at 13:51
@LazyOne Sorry, I rushed to find a solution and deleted the config directory, that I missed in my question, and it now works. I'm afraid I won't be able to debug further! — BenMorel, Nov 16 '20 at 13:55

BenMorel · Accepted Answer · 2020-11-18T11:14:22.290

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I solved it by deleting the config folder (I had missed this one):

rm -rf ~/.config/JetBrains/PhpStorm*

Obviously you restart PhpStorm from scratch at this stage (like a new install), but it's better for me than dealing with a PHP file as text.

edited Nov 18 '20 at 11:14

answered Nov 16 '20 at 13:55

BenMorel

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Next time make a backup before deleting. Getting the actual reason / a way of resolving it without deleting everything will help others in the similar situation. – LazyOne Nov 16 '20 at 14:00
And yeah: PhpStorm, not PHPStorm – LazyOne Nov 16 '20 at 14:01
Yeah sorry, next time I'll make a backup! As I said, I rushed for a solution... :-) – BenMorel Nov 16 '20 at 14:22

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 16 '22 at 06:04

Don't clear the whole config folder

Please check that your file type is not added in Auto-detect file type by content in File Type. If found remove and apply the changes.

System > Preference > Editor > File Type > Auto-detect file type by content in File Type

PhpStorm marks a single .phtml file as plain text

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