Add the php.validate.executablePath setting with the path to your PHP installation: Visual Studio Code includes a set of common snippets for PHP. To access these, hit ⌃Space (Windows, Linux Ctrl+Space) to get a context-specific list. There are many PHP language extensions available on the VS Code Marketplace and more are being created.

Visual Studio Code is a great editor for PHP development. You get features like syntax highlighting and bracket matching, IntelliSense (code completion), and snippets out of the box and you can add more functionality through community-created VS Code extensions. VS Code uses the official PHP linter (php -l) for PHP language diagnostics.

In the PHP settings, you’ll see a setting called “PHP > Local Development Server URL”. Enter the URL of your local development server here, such as “http://localhost:8000”. With your development environment set up, you’re ready to start coding with PHP in VS Code.

Next, you’ll need to install the PHP extension for VS Code. This extension provides support for PHP syntax highlighting, code completion, and other features. To install the extension, open VS Code and go to the Extensions tab (by clicking on the Extensions icon in the left sidebar). Search for “PHP” and install the PHP extension by Microsoft.