Moving from PHP Storm to VS Code - Advice please

Hi all,

I would like to stop using PHPStorm due to cost and move on with something FREE. I am just having too many cloud memberships here and there for various music, design, coding, files software, it is becoming just too much.

Would you have a very good setup template for VSCODE please? I am also using Vue 2.

The features I loved from PHPStorm were:

1)Doc Comment like:

    /**
     * @param $userId
     * @return JsonResponse
     */

This was added automatically, I remember not to be able to get this working as well with VS Code.

2)Class Import. ie: You type a model and it knows the import path.

3)PHP Formatting on save

4)Jumping to the correct controller via clicking on router links in web.php

5)Refactoring

Can VSCode match this?

Thanks all!

Tippin

4 years ago

Level 13

@user1980 I do not use VS Code, but just one option available to you is the Perpetual Fallback License which allows you to keep using PhpStorm on the version you last paid for, so you just will not get any updates.

https://sales.jetbrains.com/hc/en-gb/articles/207240845-What-is-a-perpetual-fallback-license-

User1980

4 years ago

Level 4

@Tippin Thanks, any idea if this perpetual license will also allow you to keep the plugins updated? I understand that the software itself will not receive updates, but I cannot work out if the plugins will.

timmer

4 years ago

Level 7

I don't know that it alone checks all your boxes, but for me the #1 mandatory extension is PHP Intelephense. You may be able to cobble together others to round out your list; VS Code is "IDE light", but that's what I like about it.

User1980

4 years ago

Level 4

@timmer Thanks. I tried to switch but encountered missing features which I cannot live with....I will have to stay with it.

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