There are three settings to control the PHP linter: Tip: Using XAMPP? Install the full version of PHP in order to obtain the development libraries. This allows VS Code to stay current with PHP linter improvements. VS Code uses the official PHP linter ( php -l) for PHP language diagnostics. 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.
Visual Studio Code is a great editor for PHP development. Configure IntelliSense for cross-compiling.
