phpantom_lsp

Fast PHP language server with deep type intelligence. Generics, Laravel, PHPStan annotations. Ready in an instant.

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Access: Self-install; Runs in your environment
Latest code update: Nov 9; Active repository
Latest version: 0.11.1; Oct 7
Contributors: 47; Forks 80
License: GitHub auto-detection · Previous observation · Collected Nov 10
Listed on nomorevibe: Nov 10; Repository created February 2026

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PHP 9.3%
Python 0.3%

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Repository: phpantom-dev/phpantom_lsp ↗Public · Active
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Access: Self-install
Technology stack: Rust
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README

PHPantom

A fast, lightweight PHP language server written in Rust. Ready in seconds, keeps memory use modest even on large codebases, and stays responsive throughout. Indexing happens in the background, so you're never left waiting on it.

Check out the documentation to get started.

Features

PHPantom focuses on deep type intelligence. Here's how it compares:

	PHPantom	Intelephense	PHP Tools	Phpactor	PHPStorm
Core LSP features1	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Advanced navigation2	✅	🚧🔒	🚧	🚧	✅
Editor extras3	✅	🚧🔒	🚧	🚧	✅
Diagnostics
Built-in diagnostics4	✅	🚧🔒	✅	🚧	✅
External analyzer integration5	✅	❌	❌	🚧	🚧
Type Intelligence
Generics / `@template`	✅	🚧	✅	🚧	🚧
Array / object shapes	✅	✅	✅	🚧	🚧
Advanced PHPDoc types6	✅	🚧🔒	🚧	🚧	🚧
Closure parameter inference	✅	🚧	🚧	🚧	🚧
Frameworks
Laravel & Blade	✅	❌	🚧	❌	🚧🧩
Symfony & Twig	✅	❌	❌	🚧	🧩
WordPress	✅	🚧	🚧	❌	✅
Drupal	✅	❌	❌	❌	✅🧩
Yii 3	✅	❌	❌	❌	🚧🧩🔒
Tempest	🚧	❌	❌	❌	🧩
PHPUnit & Pest	✅	❌	🚧	🚧	✅
Other frameworks	❌	🚧	🚧	🚧	🧩
Refactoring
Rename	✅	✅🔒	✅	✅	✅
Extract & generate8	✅	❌	🚧🔒	🚧	✅
Simplify & modernize9	✅	❌	✅🔒	❌	✅
Performance
Time to ready (from cache)	2 s	11 s (1 s)	10 s	1 min 34 s (4 s)	1 min 7 s (5 s)
RAM	578 MB	766 MB	594 MB	467 MB	2 GB
CPU time	17 s	16 s	36 s	5 min 33 s	17 min 55 s
Disk cache	-	51 MB	-	2.3 GB	379 MB

[!TIP] Want to verify? Open examples/php/ in your editor and trigger completion at the marked locations in completion.php. It exercises every type intelligence feature in the table, including edge cases where tools diverge. Each framework has a standalone project of its own, with a README listing what to try: examples/laravel/, examples/symfony/, examples/wordpress/, examples/yii/, and examples/tempest/.

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