A curated list of 10 VS Code extensions for PHP developers, including PHP Intelephense for intelligent code completion, PHP CS Fixer for code formatting, Xdebug for debugging, the official Laravel extension, Blade Snippets, Docker integration, GitLens for Git history, Code Runner for quick scripts, EditorConfig for consistency, and Thunder Client for API testing. The list emphasizes modern tooling in 2026, particularly noting Laravel's new official extension that consolidates previously fragmented community tools.