Which extension is used for php in vs code?

Power up your PHP productivity

PHP (recursive acronym for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor) is a popular and widely used server-side scripting language that is specially used for web development. It also can be embedded into HTML.

I believe it is hard to find a developer who doesn’t use VSCode. It is one of the most popular IDE out there. Here are 7 VScode extensions which will help you to make the best use of VScode if you are a PHP developer.

1. PHP Tools

This is an all-in-one extension. This extension provides all the needed development configuration for PHP developers like fast code completion, code fixes, code lenses, code generators, debugger, built-in development web server, test explorer, tests debugger, and workspace-wide code analysis. It has an installation of more than 298k.

2. Laravel Snippets

I think Laravel is the most used PHP framework. Larvel is an open-source framework that will help you to build a wide range of custom web applications. This extension will help you to autocomplete Laravel facades. For example: Request::, Route:: etc. It supports Laravel 5.x-9.x. It has an installation of more than 1M.

3. PHP import checker

This extension provides an easy way to keep your code clean and organized. In a large project, there will be a lot of file imports and sometimes it becomes hard to check which files are used and which are not. This extension will let you know when a given class is imported but not used. You can also customize the color.

4. PHP TDD

TDD (Test-driven development) is the software development process where software requirements are converted to test cases before the software is fully developed and the software is developed by tracking all software development by repeatedly testing the software against all test cases. This development process helps to make the software high performance. This extension will help you to create, run and edit unit tests in your PHP application. It uses PHPUnit under the hood.

5. PHP Form Builder

If you have a project I believe you have a form in it. The form is one of the most used UI component. This extension is for Php Form Builder, a PHP class to build forms in Bootstrap 4, Bootstrap 5, Bulma, Foundation, Material, Tailwind, uiKit, etc.

6. Format HTML in PHP

A large file always needed a formatter. It increases the readability. This extension provides formatting for the HTML code in PHP files. This extension runs just before the save action, which activates any other registered PHP formatting extensions, so you’re free to use one. It has an installation of more than 1M .

7. PHP Namespace Resolver

A namespace is used to contain a PHP code. This extension will help you to import and expand your class. You can also sort your imported classes by line length or in alphabetical order. It has an installation of more than 654k .

That’s all for today. I hope this extension will help to make the development journey easier.

If you know of any other beautiful PHP extension, please share it in the comment. Until we meet again…Cheers!

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