Method References Navigation Shows Unselectable '..' Instead of Actual Results in PHP Files

Bug Report
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When using method reference navigation in Cursor IDE for PHP files, the references are displayed as unselectable dots (‘…’) instead of actual navigable results.

Steps to Reproduce:

  1. Open PHP project in Cursor IDE
  2. Attempt to view method references either by:
    • Ctrl+Click on a method name
    • Search for method references

Current Behavior:

  • Search shows correct number of results (screenshot shows 4 results in 2 files)
  • References window shows correct count (“12 references | 0 overrides”)
  • However, instead of showing actual locations, results are displayed as ‘…’
  • These ‘…’ entries are not clickable/selectable, making navigation impossible

Expected Behavior:

  • References should show actual file locations and code previews
  • Results should be selectable and allow navigation to the reference location
  • Should match the behavior of other IDEs where references are fully navigable

Environment:

  • IDE: Cursor
  • Language: PHP
  • File Type: .php files

Impact:
This significantly impacts development workflow as it prevents easy navigation between method references, which is a core IDE functionality.

Visual Evidence:
Screenshot attached shows the issue where references are showing as ‘…’ instead of actual locations.

Additional Notes:

  • The IDE correctly identifies the number of references
  • The problem appears to be with the UI rendering of the references, not the reference finding itself

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I’m experiencing the same error, are you also using the PHP extension by Devsense?

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I do! Disabling that does seem to solve the issue! Thanks!

I wish they would work together tough…

4

I switched to PHP Intelephense extension by bmewburn and it works fine with Cursor, it requires some initial configuration but following their Github readme instructions should work fine

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