To run PHP code on Visual Studio Code (VSCode), you need to have the following:
- PHP installed on your system
- A web server installed (e.g. Apache or Nginx)
- An extension for running PHP on VSCode
Here are the steps to run PHP code on VSCode:
- Install the PHP extension in VSCode:
- Open the Extensions view by clicking on the Extensions icon in the Side Bar.
- Search for “PHP” and install the extension “PHP IntelliSense”.
- Create a PHP file in VSCode:
- Open a new file in VSCode and save it with a
.php
extension. - Write your PHP code in the file.
- Open a new file in VSCode and save it with a
- Start the web server:
- If you have Apache installed, run the following command in the terminal:
sudo apachectl start
- If you have Nginx installed, run the following command in the terminal:
sudo nginx
- If you have Apache installed, run the following command in the terminal:
- Open the PHP file in a browser:
- Open a web browser and navigate to
http://localhost/<file_name>.php
where<file_name>
is the name of your PHP file. - The output of the PHP code will be displayed in the browser.
- Open a web browser and navigate to
Note: The exact steps may vary depending on your operating system and web server.