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      How I use Neovim for writing PHP
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      <p>Since <a href="/blog/going-full-vim">July 2021</a>, I've used Neovim full-time for my development work and writing.</p>

      <p>Whilst Vim and Neovim are minimal by default, its functionality can be extended by adding plugins.</p>

      <p>I use nvim-lspconfig along with Intelephpense and Phpactor to add code actions and functionality like "go to definition" for PHP code.</p>

      <p>I use null-ls to apply code formatting and add diagnostic messages for PHPCS and PHPStan so I can see them on the appropriate lines.</p>

      <p>I use nvim-dap and nvim-dap-ui to leverage the debug adapter protocol to do step debugging with Xdebug.</p>

      <p>Along with others like dadbod.vim for databases, rest.nvim for making HTTP requests, Gitsigns and Fugitive for Git, and Telescope for fuzzy searching, I have all of the functionality that I've previously had in other browsers with the benefit that it's open source and I can add more plugins or write my own if I need to add anything else.</p>

              
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      <p>Since <a href="/blog/going-full-vim">July 2021</a>, I've used Neovim full-time for my development work and writing.</p>

      <p>Whilst Vim and Neovim are minimal by default, its functionality can be extended by adding plugins.</p>

      <p>I use nvim-lspconfig along with Intelephpense and Phpactor to add code actions and functionality like "go to definition" for PHP code.</p>

      <p>I use null-ls to apply code formatting and add diagnostic messages for PHPCS and PHPStan so I can see them on the appropriate lines.</p>

      <p>I use nvim-dap and nvim-dap-ui to leverage the debug adapter protocol to do step debugging with Xdebug.</p>

      <p>Along with others like dadbod.vim for databases, rest.nvim for making HTTP requests, Gitsigns and Fugitive for Git, and Telescope for fuzzy searching, I have all of the functionality that I've previously had in other browsers with the benefit that it's open source and I can add more plugins or write my own if I need to add anything else.</p>

              
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