IDE like PHP autocomplete with emacs 18.06.23

# One way to have PHP autocomplete with Emacs

## install the following:

1. PHP language server (phpactor)

```console
sudo  curl -Lo phpactor.phar https://github.com/phpactor/phpactor/releases/latest/download/phpactor.phar
sudo chmod +x  phpactor.phar
sudo mv phpactor.phar /usr/bin/phpactor
```

2. Emacs lsp-ui mode (client to all the language server like phpactor) (see init.el)
3. Emacs php-mode (see init.el)
4. Emacs company-mode (see init.el)

## the mechanics
* Emacs loads the php mode.
* php-mode loads the lsp-ui client mode
* lsp-ui mode connects over RPC to an LSP (language server protocol) what is installed under /usr/bin/phpactor
* lsp-ui mode uses the company-mode, a text completion framework for Emacs

## complete example /home/.emacs.d/init.el file for PHP autocomplete

```lisp
;Repository Setup
(require 'package)
(add-to-list 'package-archives'("melpa" . "https://melpa.org/packages/") t)
(package-initialize)

;Package Installs
(unless package-archive-contents
  (package-refresh-contents))

;Install and update the use-package mode when missing
(unless (package-installed-p 'use-package)
  (package-refresh-contents)
  (package-install 'use-package)
)

;Install company mode when missing
(unless(package-installed-p 'company)
  (package-refresh-contents)
  (package-install 'company)
)

;Install lsp-ui mode when missing
(unless(package-installed-p 'lsp-ui)
  (package-refresh-contents)
  (package-install 'lsp-ui)
  )

;Install php-mode mode when missing
(unless(package-installed-p 'php-mode)
  (package-refresh-contents)
  (package-install 'php-mode)
)

;PHP file hooks
(dolist (hook '(php-mode-hook))
  (add-hook hook (lambda () (flyspell-mode 1)))
  (add-hook hook (lambda () (lsp)))
  (setq lsp-clients-php-server-command "/usr/bin/phpactor")
  (setq lsp-enable-file-watchers nil)
  )

```

## test by typing print into your Emacs
```php
print
```
### in your Emacs bottom status line, you may see something like this once all if ready
```console
-UUU:**--F1  hooks.php      Top L16   Hg:481084  (PHP//l company Fly/-- LSP[phpactor:74631]
```

https://emacs-lsp.github.io/lsp-mode/page/lsp-phpactor/

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