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PHP

Install

Intelephense is the most popular PHP language server.

macOS

npm install -g intelephense

Linux

npm install -g intelephense

Windows

npm install -g intelephense

Config

Catenary ships a built-in definition for intelephense — no [lsp.server.*] config is needed. If intelephense is on PATH, it works automatically.

Notes

  • Intelephense has a free tier and a premium tier with additional features
  • The free tier includes: completions, hover, definitions, references, diagnostics, formatting
  • Premium adds: rename, code actions, go to implementation
  • Works great with Laravel, Symfony, WordPress, and vanilla PHP

Alternatives

phpactor

A free, open-source alternative:

# Install via composer
composer global require phpactor/phpactor

[lsp.server.phpactor]
args = ["language-server"]

[lsp.language.php]
servers = ["phpactor"]