How to enable autocomplete/syntax-highlight for PHP core functions in Eclipse?

Question

I searched a lot, checked many times the neccesary steps, but it still don't work.

My environment is :

Latest eclipse for PHP developer package
Project is newed, not check out directly from SVN

.project has a line

<nature>org.eclipse.php.core.PHPNature</nature>

.buildpath has a line

<buildpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.php.core.LANGUAGE"/>

.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs has a line
```
include_path=0;/projectname
```
file ensured opened in PHP Editor

Something works:

PHP core function defination displayed when mouse over, and Ctrl+Click will open its defined file, but input 'arr' nothing happens, while a list of array functions expected
Autocomplete does work for internal functios/variables such as class members But never works for PHP core functions, neither syntax highlighting

score 30 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 19 '09 at 07:23

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Right-Click on your project -> Configure -> Add PHP Support...

Works for me on Eclipse 3.5 / PDT 2.1

answered Aug 19 '09 at 07:23

Benjamin Cremer

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ever checked this option, it's gray – Edward Aug 19 '09 at 09:52
wow thanks, this worked for me on Galileo, it's a pain to work without autocomplete for core features – marioBonales Jan 20 '10 at 17:47
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I don't see a 'configure' option when I right-click my project in Helios – Will Sheppard Sep 13 '11 at 08:29
Don't forget to add tags too! – csi Jan 02 '13 at 20:16
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After you install support for PHP, restarting wasn't enough for me - I had to close any already open files in the editor and then restart and re-open them for the syntax highlighting to work (Eclipse Luna) – decvalts Aug 06 '15 at 07:47
Oxygen (Release 4.7.0) doesn't have "add PHP Support" option in the context menu. In my case, editing the [.buildpath](https://stackoverflow.com/a/23788136/1677209) file worked. – T30 Sep 13 '17 at 16:01

score 22 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 27 '11 at 09:15

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For me, nothing worked, except:

Backup and then delete the .db files under: /.metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.dltk.core.index.sql.h2/
Restart eclipse.

I got this tip from #4 in: http://www.nwiresoftware.com/blogs/nwire/2010/09/five-tips-speeding-eclipse-pdt-and-nwire

answered Nov 27 '11 at 09:15

tman

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Worked great, just by deleting the .db files and restarting. Thanks – yvoyer Jun 15 '12 at 13:17
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Worked for Eclipse 4.3 when the add PHP support option was disabled. – topher Aug 07 '13 at 18:59
Worked fine for Eclipse 4.3.0. Thanks – bradypus Aug 13 '13 at 19:07
Excellent advice. Does anybody know how and where one would trigger such an reindexing of DLTK within Eclipse? Helped me big time with Eclipse Kepler and PDT 3.2.0! thx – Michael Probst Oct 10 '13 at 14:49
Thanks! Only this helped me in PDT 3.2.0 :)) – Олег Всильдеревьев Mar 21 '14 at 06:58

score 15 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 28 '11 at 19:25

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As noted before the 'natures' node for php core is listed but this is most insufficient when the project is imported or checked out.

Make a backup of your .project
Remove the 'natures' node children
Close/Re-open eclipse
Right-click project -> Configure -> Add PHP Support
Add back other 'natures' children

The issue is that project will not make the necessary imports because it assumes it already has.

answered Apr 28 '11 at 19:25

Patrick

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`Right-click project -> Configure -> Add PHP Support` is always grayed out for me? – Zorgarath Jul 31 '15 at 14:52

score 2 · Answer 4 · answered Nov 23 '15 at 08:42

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Nothing helped, but this:

In Eclipse:

Go to Window -> Preferences -> General -> Editors -> File Associations

Click Add

Type *.php

Under Associated Editors choose PHP Editor and click Default on the right.

Close and open your php file.

answered Nov 23 '15 at 08:42

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user3287714 · Answer 5 · 2014-10-25T11:04:25.603

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There are 3 .dll files: model.h2.db, model.lock.db and model.trace.db under workspace/.metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.dltk.core.index.sql.h2

Remove these files and restart Eclipse.

edited Oct 25 '14 at 11:04

answered Feb 24 '14 at 19:30

user3287714

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score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Aug 18 '09 at 16:18

There seem to still be a lot of bugs related to auto-completion for the PHP Development Tools Project (PDT) (See Open Bugs).

One has been entered two days ago: bug 286733 "When using sub namespace completion does not work."

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But this is hardly the only one:

"Autocomplete on namespaces failed" (bug 281766)
"[php 5.3] Code assist doesn't provide method completion" (bug 286068)
...

They are all related to the namespace of the PHP code. Could you check if you reproduce the error in a global namespace?

not this one, in my project (no namespace specified), also tried a clean PHP project, autocomplete does work for class members, just no effect when input core functions. — Edward, Aug 19 '09 at 00:53

score 0 · Answer 7 · answered Aug 29 '14 at 05:45

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If issue is still exists, follow the following steps:

Remove project from eclipse.
Goto your project folder and remove .Settings folder and .project file.
Again import php project with different name.

it's work for me.

answered Aug 29 '14 at 05:45

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score 0 · Answer 8 · answered Mar 08 '18 at 06:17

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Right-Click on your project -> Configure -> Convert to PHP Project...

Works for me on Eclipse 4.6 / PDT 5.2

answered Mar 08 '18 at 06:17

ino

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How to enable autocomplete/syntax-highlight for PHP core functions in Eclipse?

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