PHP Tools Trial License Not Activating in Zed Editor

badmike

Background

I'm switching from PHPStorm to Zed editor and trying to use the PHP Tools language server. I successfully started my trial from VS Code and received my license key, which I've pasted into my Zed settings configuration and not used in Visual Studio Code.

Issue

Despite adding the license key to my settings, the language server reports that features are not licensed. The LSP appears to be running, but premium features remain locked.

Steps Taken

Started PHP Tools trial from VS Code
Received trial license key per email
Added license key to Zed settings.json configuration
Also attempted using the DEVSENSE_PHP_LS_LICENSE environment variable
Restarted Zed editor

Neither method has successfully activated the trial license.

The LSP logs showing the activation attempt. The logs indicate that the language server is starting but not recognizing the license configuration.

Questions

Is there a specific configuration format required for Zed editor that differs from VS Code?
Should the environment variable DEVSENSE_PHP_LS_LICENSE work, and if so, how should it be set for Zed?
Are there any known compatibility issues with the Zed editor?
Is there a way to verify that the license key is being properly passed to the language server?

Any guidance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

JakubMisek

badmike Thank you for pointing this out. Your settings look correct to me. Details can be found on https://docs.devsense.com/other/zed/

For some reason, we don't log the activation failure (we'll fix that).

I've reset your trial, please try again.

badmike

Thanks @JakubMisek for your reply!

I tried again but I can't get it to work 🥺

JakubMisek

badmike it's really weird, I can see 25 activations (but because it's a trial license, only the first one goes through as valid). I think the license gets activated the first time you try it, but it does not get stored on your machine. Isn't it a Docker container or another VM?

Your trial key is dead again (it can be used only once). I've sent you an email with a new one.

Another option is to validate the license key on https://www.devsense.com/en/purchase/validation , it gives you a "fingerprint" that can be used instead of the key in Zed and other editors.