# phpwin

> PHP editor with Git client

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1157634089](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1157634089)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1157634089`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Firas Moussa
- **Category:** Developer Tools
- **Rating:** 4.40 / 5 (37 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.7.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-11
- **First published:** 2018-01-16
- **Size:** 172 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-22
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/phpwin/id1157634089)
- **Website:** [https://phpwin.porizm.com](https://phpwin.porizm.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://phpwin.porizm.com/#/privacy](https://phpwin.porizm.com/#/privacy)

## Description

Turn your device into a web server with php support.

With phpwin, you can develop, debug and manage PHP files offline without an internet connection using Scintilla script editor

phpwin is a complete web server environment with PHP including POST/GET, sessions,openssl, libxml, curl, cookies...

App features:

- PHP 8 with most extensions (such as MySQL, SQLite, Curl, OpenSSL, SOAP, ImageMagick, PostgreSQL...)
- Custom URL rules
- Set iCloud drive as document root
- Git client
- Code editor
- Auto-Complete
- Image editor
- Latest version of Composer
- In-App Safari Web browser
- html/js/css beautifiers in script editor
- Multi-tabbed script/image editor
- File manager
- Set as standalone web application (Wordpress and Laravel supported)
- Remote file manager (access multiple accounts)
- FTP/SFTP/FTPS/iCloud managers
- phpMyAdmin to access remote MySQL
- phpLiteAdmin
- Eruda (Console for Mobile Browsers)
- Profiler
- Syntax validator for PHP, HTML, JS & CSS
- PHP lessons
- "PHP: The Right Way" Book
- Split screen on iPad
- Multitasking on iPad

Standalone web application feature allows you to use your web application in fullscreen at startup, similar to PhoneGap but with the support of PHP.

Note: phpwin doesn't include MySQL server, only phpMyAdmin.

For more information & inquiries please contact me through phpwin's website

## Rankings

- #199,628 — Overall

## Review summary

phpwin is valued for its on-device PHP server and robust editing capabilities, enabling offline coding and testing on iPhone. Recurrent drawbacks include missing phpMyAdmin credentials, FTP reliability issues, and limited Chinese language support. A few users also question whether the server is truly fully on-device.

### Pros

- Real on-device PHP server enabling local, offline PHP/HTML/JS testing.
- Built-in server allows testing code changes directly on the iPhone without uploading to a remote server.
- High-quality IDE with strong features (code completion, syntax highlighting, good on-screen keyboard) praised by multiple reviewers.

### Cons

- phpMyAdmin access is locked or credentials are not documented, making login difficult.
- FTP features are unreliable or incomplete (limited operations; users report bad JSON/hierarchy issues).
- Limited Chinese language support (cannot input Chinese in the IDE; requests for localization).
- Some reviewers question whether the app truly provides a real on-device server.

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