search-php-doc lets you search http://php.net/.
If you want something similar for jQuery API documentation see vim-jquery-doc.
Or even ruby: vim-ruby-doc.
Installation
Either use pathogen.vim:
cd ~/.vim/bundle
git clone git://github.com/erikfercak/php-search-doc.git
or you can copy it into your ~/.vim directory manually.
How to use it
When your cursor is on something you would look up, type:
<Leader>pffor php function search<Leader>pmfor whole manual search
and the plugin will open a new tab in your browser (or a new instance of the browser) to the related docs. See the following section for changing mappings.
Configure it
By default, the plugin uses the open command (OSX) but you can change it rather easily. If you are on Linux machine you can change it to xdg-open like this:
let g:php_search_doc_command='xdg-open'
Furthermore you can choose your own mapping in the following way:
let g:php_search_doc_manual_mapping='KK'
There are g:php_search_doc_function_mapping and g:php_search_doc_manual_mapping variables available.
Contributors
License
Copyright (c) Luca Pette. Distributed under the same terms as Vim itself. See :help license.
Copyright (c) Erik Fercak. Heavily inspired and copied from vim-ruby-doc plugin:
https://github.com/lucapette/vim-ruby-doc
Distributed under the same terms as Vim itself. See :help license.