I would like to use paredit in combination with php-mode, but it doesn't add a closing curly bracket "}". Might this have something todo with the fact that an electric brace is bound to "{"? And how could I overwrite this?
Thanks.
Using paredit is php-mode is a bad idea - it's mostly suited for Lisp code editing. There is a very nice alternative for general purpose development though - autopair-mode. It's very easy to use and inserts braces, brackets and quotes in a manner similar to the one present in most IDEs.