PHPantom-dev/phpantom_lsp

Health v2 · maintenance only

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1160 stars · 61 forks observed · 2026-09-01

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

PHPantom is a fast, lightweight PHP language server written in Rust with deep type intelligence, including generics, PHPStan annotations, and Laravel support. It starts instantly without an indexing phase and integrates with editors via Neovim, VS Code, and PhpStorm plugins.

Use cases

• php language server for neovim
• autocomplete with phpstan types and generics
• fast php code intelligence without indexing
• laravel ide support in vscode
• php diagnostics for undefined variables and type errors
• phpstan integration in my editor

When to choose

• you want a fast, low-memory PHP language server with instant startup
• you need deep type intelligence like generics, @mixin, and PHPStan types
• you work with Laravel or Drupal and want rich editor support
• you want free access to features other servers paywall

When to avoid

• you need call hierarchy support, which is not yet implemented
• you rely on PhpStorm's full IDE feature set rather than an LSP
• you need a battle-tested, fully mature language server for critical workflows

Facets

library · maturity active

editor linter developer-tools developer-tools text-editors web-development programming-languages windows editor-plugin rust language-server lsp php laravel phpstan neovim vscode phpstorm drupal type-inference linux macos

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