This extension allows you to run Easy Coding Standard (ECS) directly from Visual Studio Code. You can also configure it as formatter for PHP files.

1. Open the command palette (F1).
2. Select Extensions: Install Extension.
3. Search for "PHP ECS Formatter" and install the extension.

• Use Alt+Shift+F (Windows/Linux) or Option+Shift+F (macOS) if you've set this extension as the default PHP formatter.
• Command Palette:
  • Press F1 -> php-ecs-formatter: fix this file to format the currently open PHP file.
  • Press F1 -> php-ecs-formatter: diff to compare the original and formatted versions of the currently open PHP file in a diff view.
• Context Menu:
  • Right-click in the editor and choose "Format Document", "Format Selection", or "Format Document With" to explicitly select a formatter.
  • Right-click a PHP file in the explorer and select php-ecs-formatter: fix or php-ecs-formatter: diff.

{
 "php-ecs-formatter.executablePath": "./vendor/bin/ecs", // Can be a relative or absolute path
 "php-ecs-formatter.configPath": "./ecs.php", // Can be a relative or absolute path
 "php-ecs-formatter.onsave": false,
}

Make sure ECS is installed in your project and accessible through the specified path in the configuration. For example, you can install ECS by running:

composer require symplify/easy-coding-standard --dev