# felixfbecker/php-language-server

PHP Implementation of the VS Code Language Server Protocol 🆚↔🖥

Repository: https://github.com/felixfbecker/php-language-server
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/php-language-server
Language: PHP
License: ISC
License Family: permissive
Topics: language-server, php, symbols, intellisense, autocomplete, ide, language-server-protocol, static-analysis, code-analysis, intelligence
Last push: 2023-05-15T12:46:10+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3673, "days_push": 1206, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1194, forks 187 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:56.769611+00:00)

## What it is
A pure PHP implementation of the Language Server Protocol that provides static code analysis for PHP in any LSP-compatible IDE. It offers features like completion, signature help, go-to-definition, find references, and hover information using the Tolerant PHP Parser.

## Use cases
- add PHP intellisense and autocomplete to my editor
- implement go-to-definition and find-references for PHP code
- get hover documentation and signature help while writing PHP
- run static analysis on PHP projects from any LSP client
- build a PHP IDE experience in a custom editor

## When to choose
- you need LSP support for PHP in an editor without built-in PHP tooling
- you want a pure-PHP language server without external binary dependencies
- you need standard features like completion, hover, and references for PHP

## When to avoid
- you need a actively developed language server with support for the latest PHP versions
- you use an IDE with its own mature PHP analysis like PhpStorm
- you need advanced refactoring or full type-checking beyond basic static analysis

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: parser, developer-tools, search-engine
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors, programming-languages, parsers
- platform: php, cross-platform, editor-plugin
- tags: language-server-protocol, static-analysis, intellisense, autocomplete, ide-support, php

## Member repositories
- felixfbecker/php-language-server (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:56.769611+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:22:09.700447+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/felixfbecker/php-language-server (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:56.769611+00:00, sha b7284df0fcae)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.