.phpcs.xml file not being applied

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Describe the bug .phpcs.xml used to work fine, no it is not being considered.

To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. create .phpcs.xml file inside your project that overrides defaults linting behaviour PEAR
2. open project files in vim3.
3. No overrides are considered/applied

Expected behavior .phpcs.xml file to configure linting behaviour

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Desktop (please complete the following information):

• MacOs
• Vim

Additional context It used to work, something changed recently that broke it.