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My GVIM 7.3.46 install on Windows XP Professional SP3 32bit does not seem to have PHP syntax highlighting. I have added this file to C:\Documents and Settings\myUsername\vimfiles\syntax and set this in VIM:

au! Syntax php source C:\Documents and Settings\dotancohen\vimfiles\syntax\vim.php

However, running set syntax=php does not highlight files as PHP, neither for files with the .php extension nor for no-extension files.

How can I fix this?

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GVim should have PHP syntax enabled by default.

1) Check for the existance of the file: 

C:\Program Files\Vim\vim73\syntax\php.vim

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C:\Program Files\Vim\vim73\filetype.vim
should include the line:

au BufNewFile,BufRead *.php,*.php\d,*.phtml,*.ctp       setf php

It sounds like you might want to try uninstalling GVim and reinstalling it again.

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  • Thank you jfuga, both the conditions that you mention are true. What else might cause GVIM to refuse to syntax-highlight PHP files?
    – dotancohen
    Apr 17, 2012 at 14:00
  • Do you have a _vimrc file? If so, make sure "syntax on" is listed as a command within this file.
    – jftuga
    Apr 17, 2012 at 14:04
  • Thanks, I do have that file. In fact, I just found out that removing _vimrc enables syntax highlighting!
    – dotancohen
    Apr 17, 2012 at 14:21

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