Correct indentation of HTML and PHP using Vim

Question

I\'ve been using Vim for a while, and I can\'t get proper HTML indentation working in PHP files.

For example, what I want is for each child to be indented one tab mo

Answer 1

In your ~/.vimrc file:

set expandtab
set sw=4
set ts=4

The expandtab option will convert tabs to spaces, the sw option sets your shift width to 4 and the ts sets tab stop to 4 spacs.