PHPCheckstyle is an open-source tool that helps PHP programmers adhere to certain coding conventions. The tools checks the input PHP source code and reports any deviations from the coding convention.

Requirements

• PHP 5.0 or newer.
• Web browser to view the checkstyle report (for html reports)
• That’s all

Installation

• Just unzip the distribution.

    $> unzip phpcheckstyle.zip

Usage

• Change directory to the PhpCheckstyle installation directory.

      $> cd PhpCheckstyle

• Execute the run.php script providing with the --src option the directory to scan.

      $> php run.php --src <php source directory or file>

• Use the --help option to see more options or check the wiki for information on how to use with Eclipse, Hudson/Jenkins, …

      $> php run.php –help