PHP Cursor Rules

PHP-Specific Rules

Cursor rules in PHP enhance your coding experience by providing smart navigation and manipulation features tailored for PHP development.

Code Navigation

• Navigate between class definitions and implementations
• Jump through namespace declarations and use statements
• Quick access to method declarations and trait implementations
• Smart navigation through PHP's superglobals ($_GET, $_POST, etc.)

Smart Selection

• Select complete PHP tag blocks (<?php ... ?>)
• Expand selection to include heredoc and nowdoc syntax
• Smart selection of array syntax (both array() and [])
• Select complete namespace blocks

Code Manipulation

• Quick method and property visibility changes (public, private, protected)
• Automated trait usage and implementation
• Smart array manipulation features
• PSR standard compliance helpers

Best Practices

• Use namespace-aware navigation for better code organization
• Leverage PHP-specific syntax features
• Utilize object-oriented programming patterns effectively

Examples

// Navigate through namespace declarations
namespace App\Controllers;

use App\Models\User;
use App\Services\AuthService;

// Class and method navigation
class UserController
{
    private $authService;

    public function __construct(AuthService $authService)
    {
        $this->authService = $authService;
    }

    public function index()
    {
        $users = User::all();
        return $users;
    }
}

// Trait implementation
trait Loggable
{
    public function log($message)
    {
        // Logging implementation
    }
}

Configuration

Customize PHP-specific cursor rules in your settings:

{
  "php.cursorRules": {
    "namespaceNavigation": true,
    "smartSelection": true,
    "traitHandling": true,
    "psr": {
      "autoformat": true,
      "compliance": "psr-12"
    }
  }
}