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Installation#

Install PHP Tools for Visual Studio Code from the Visual Studio Code marketplace and activate it to unlock PHP IntelliSense, debugging, profiling, Composer support, and more.

Installation#

The extension is installed through Visual Studio Code's Extensions window.

  • Navigate to the Extensions view (View > Extensions).
  • Search for "devsense.phptools-vscode".
  • Install the extension, then reload your VS Code window.

phptools install vscode

After the successful installation, activate your copy of PHP Tools for VS Code to unlock premium features.

License Activation#

Premium#

Valid license gives access to PREMIUM features. For more information about purchasing a license and FAQ, see our purchase page.

Activation#

To activate your premium license:

  1. Open the Command Palette from the View menu.
  2. Search for the command PHP Tools: Activate License.
  3. Enter your license key into the pop-up window and press Enter.

Enter License Key

If there is no Internet connection, a popup message with URL will open. Open this URL on a machine with Internet connection. There will be futrher instructions with offline activation code.

Activation (Programmatically)#

Version 1.60 and newer

To activate the premium license programmatically, put the license key into the environment variable DEVSENSE_PHP_LS_LICENSE.

# Linux
export DEVSENSE_PHP_LS_LICENSE=Your_License_Key

When the extension starts, and premium is not activated already, it checks the variable and tries to perform online activation silently. The result of activation can be checked in OUTPUT / PHP log.

Offline activation (programmatically): To activate the license without an Internet connection, go to https://www.devsense.com/purchase/validation, fill in the form and obtain an activation code. Set the whole code {...} into the environment variable DEVSENSE_PHP_LS_LICENSE instead of the license key.

Free Trial#

Not ready to commit yet? Try our premium features for free!
1. Open the Command Palette.
2. Search for the command PHP Tools: Begin Free Trial.

The trial lets you explore all PREMIUM features at no cost for 30 days.

Offline installation#

Download the .vsix installation file from Visual Studio Marketplace. Install it using the Command Palette with the command Extensions: Install from VSIX.

Pre-Release Installation#

PHP Tools are released in a Stable and Pre-Release version. By default, the stable version is installed. The Pre-Release versions are updated more frequently, containing the most recent fixes and new features.

php for vscode pre-release

Navigate to the Extensions view, choose PHP Tools, and click Install. In case, there is a Pre-Release version available, Install Pre-Release Version will appear.