Support for Multiple PHP Executable Paths Based on Operating System about vscode HOT 8 CLOSED

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What exactly is the scenario- how are you moving settings between machines?

This setting is a "machine"-scoped setting, meaning Settings Sync won't sync it between machines when configured in your user settings. You can configure it once per machine and leave it alone.

I don't think we should change how this works, otherwise you could make the same argument for many other settings.

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I use Windows for my desktop and macOS for my laptop, and I have the same project set up on both systems. The project depends on PHP, but the PHP executable paths differ between the two operating systems. I use the official VS Code Settings Sync with my GitHub account to ensure my settings remain consistent across machines. However, I encountered an issue with the php.validate.executablePath setting, as it doesn't support multiple paths.

For instance:

On Windows, the path is C:/xampp/php/php.exe.
On macOS, the path is /Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/bin/php.

Each day, before starting work on either system, I have to manually update the PHP path in the settings, which disrupts my workflow.

Is it possible to enhance the php.validate.executablePath setting to support an array of paths? This way, VS Code will check each path in order until it finds a valid PHP executable. Here’s an example of what this could look like:

"php.validate.executablePath": [
{
"path": "C:/xampp/php/php.exe"
},
{
"path": "/Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/bin/php"
}
]

This change would greatly simplify the workflow for developers like myself who work across multiple operating systems.

Thank you for considering this suggestion. I appreciate the fantastic work you do with VS Code!

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Please let me know if you have any other solutions to my problem.

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Are you saying that settings sync is syncing that setting across machines? It should not do that. I just tested and I don't see it being synced.

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These are the settings in settings.json. As you can see in the screenshot, my current solution is to comment and uncomment the code in VS Code > User > settings.json.

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php.validate.executablePath is a vscode setting that should not be synced. I double-checked this. The other two are from some extension that might set the wrong scope on those settings so they get synced. If so, you can open an issue on that extension.

Can you explain a little more clearly so I can be sure I understand- if you set php.validate.executablePath on your mac, do you then see that same setting with the mac path show up on windows?

You can try running the command "Show Sync Data" and looking for the Settings entry to see what data is being synced

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Thank you for your time and effort in helping me understand the issue.

After reading your message, I uninstalled and deleted VS Code from both my Windows and iOS systems, including their related hidden extension folders and the main VS Code folder. After reinstalling VS Code, I noticed that the path "php.validate.executablePath": "" is now updating the PHP path correctly on both my Windows and Mac devices. My previous settings had an issue, but everything is functioning correctly now.

I appreciate your help in helping me through this problem.

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