How to install an interpreter in PHPstorm?

Question

PHP

Linux mint operating system. Downloaded php 5.6 from the official site, unpacked it. In phpstorm, I point to this folder, but it does not flicker. What to do?

Answer 1

install php into the system, not download it.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ApacheMySQLPHP
www.howtogeek.com/howto/ubuntu/installing-php5-and...

Answer 2

Установите PHP так:
В репозиториях сейчас версия 5.5 (в ubuntu точно), если нужен 5.6 вот инструкция.