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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. phpygments/phpygments ActiveLibrary[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) phpygments/phpygments ===================== Syntax highlighter bridge for pygments 1.0.2(12y ago)111913[2 issues](https://github.com/capy/PHPygments/issues)MITCSSPHP >=5.3 Since Apr 26Pushed 8y ago2 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/capy/PHPygments)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/phpygments/phpygments)[ Docs](https://github.com/capy/PHPygments)[ RSS](/packages/phpygments-phpygments/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 2d ago READMEChangelog (1)DependenciesVersions (4)Used By (0) PHPygments - PHP syntax highlighter based on [Pygments](http://pygments.org/) ============================================================================= [](#phpygments---php-syntax-highlighter-based-on-pygments) Server side syntax highlighter based on Pygments highlighter software. Installation: ------------- [](#installation) To use this plugin you need pygments in your server: ``` sudo apt-get install python-setuptools easy_install Pygments ``` That's all. Now you can download the plugin via Composer or as independent library and use it. Usage ----- [](#usage) ``` require "../PHPygments.php"; $code = file_get_contents("test.js"); $result = PHPygments::render($code, "js"); //Load CSS for this highlighted code foreach ($result["styles"] as $style) { print ''; } //and print the code. echo $result["code"]; ``` Options ------- [](#options) PHPygments::render($code, $language, $style, $linenumbers) - `$code`: the source code to highlight - `$language`: Language type. see section "Languages and filetypes supported" in this doc. - `$style`: Color style to use (default to "default" style). see "Color styles" un this doc. - `$linenumbers`: `inline` or `table`, the line numbers will be added as independent table column or as part of the line. Examples -------- [](#examples) ``` [javascript] //comment line var foo = "foo"; var bar = function(){ var baz; } [/javascript] ``` Outputs highlighted js with **default** style, and **no** line numbers. ``` [javascript style="monokai" linenumbers="inline"] //comment line var foo = "foo"; var bar = function(){ var baz; } [/javascript] ``` Outputs highlighted js with **monokai** style with line numbers (as part of the line). ``` [javascript style="monokai" linenumbers="table"] //comment line var foo = "foo"; var bar = function(){ var baz; } [/javascript] ``` Outputs highlighted js with **monokai** style with line numbers (as new column). Color styles ------------ [](#color-styles) These are supported color styles: - `monokai` [![monokai example](Documentation/img/style__0018_Layer-20.png)](Documentation/img/style__0018_Layer-20.png) - `manni` [![monokai example](Documentation/img/style__0017_Layer-19.png)](Documentation/img/style__0017_Layer-19.png) - `rrt` [![monokai example](Documentation/img/style__0016_Layer-18.png)](Documentation/img/style__0016_Layer-18.png) - `perldoc` [![monokai example](Documentation/img/style__0015_Layer-17.png)](Documentation/img/style__0015_Layer-17.png) - `borland` [![monokai example](Documentation/img/style__0014_Layer-16.png)](Documentation/img/style__0014_Layer-16.png) - `colorful` [![monokai example](Documentation/img/style__0013_Layer-15.png)](Documentation/img/style__0013_Layer-15.png) - `default` [![monokai example](Documentation/img/style__0012_Layer-14.png)](Documentation/img/style__0012_Layer-14.png) - `murphy` [![monokai example](Documentation/img/style__0011_Layer-13.png)](Documentation/img/style__0011_Layer-13.png) - `vs` [![monokai example](Documentation/img/style__0010_Layer-12.png)](Documentation/img/style__0010_Layer-12.png) - `trac` [![monokai example](Documentation/img/style__0009_Layer-11.png)](Documentation/img/style__0009_Layer-11.png) - `tango` [![monokai example](Documentation/img/style__0008_Layer-10.png)](Documentation/img/style__0008_Layer-10.png) - `fruity` [![monokai example](Documentation/img/style__0007_Layer-9.png)](Documentation/img/style__0007_Layer-9.png) - `autumn` [![monokai example](Documentation/img/style__0006_Layer-8.png)](Documentation/img/style__0006_Layer-8.png) - `bw` [![monokai example](Documentation/img/style__0005_Layer-7.png)](Documentation/img/style__0005_Layer-7.png) - `emacs` [![monokai example](Documentation/img/style__0004_Layer-6.png)](Documentation/img/style__0004_Layer-6.png) - `vim` [![monokai example](Documentation/img/style__0003_Layer-5.png)](Documentation/img/style__0003_Layer-5.png) - `pastie` [![monokai example](Documentation/img/style__0002_Layer-4.png)](Documentation/img/style__0002_Layer-4.png) - `friendly` [![monokai example](Documentation/img/style__0001_Layer-3.png)](Documentation/img/style__0001_Layer-3.png) - `native` [![monokai example](Documentation/img/style__0000_Layer-1.png)](Documentation/img/style__0000_Layer-1.png) Languages and filetypes supported --------------------------------- [](#languages-and-filetypes-supported) Pygments not only highlights languages. also highlights filetypes like .conf **Nginx** configuration file, **Apache** (filenames .htaccess, apache.conf, apache2.conf), etc. NOTE: to use see "Usage" section ##### General [](#general) - `apacheconf`: (.htaccess, apache.conf, apache2.conf) - `bash`, `sh`, `ksh`: (\*.sh, \*.ksh, \*.bash, \*.ebuild, \*.eclass, .bashrc, bashrc) - `ini`, `cfg`: (\*.ini, \*.cfg) - `makefile`: (*.mak, Makefile, makefile, Makefile.*, GNUmakefile) - `nginx`: Nginx configuration file - `yaml`: (\*.yaml, \*.yml) - `perl`: Perl (\*.pl, \*.pm) - `vb.net`: VB.net (\*.vb, \*.bas) - `console`: Bash Session (\*.sh-session) ##### Javascript [](#javascript) - `javascript`: Pure Javascript - `coffeescript`: Pure CoffeeScript - `json`: Pure JSON ##### PHP [](#php) - `cssphp`: PHP embedded in CSS - `htmlphp`: PHP embedded in HTML - `jsphp`: PHP embedded in JS - `php`: Pure PHP - `xmlphp`: PHP embedded in XML ##### Ruby [](#ruby) - `ruby`, `duby`: Ruby (\*.rb, \*.rbw, \*.rake, \*.gemspec, \*.rbx, \*.duby) - `csserb`, `cssruby`: Ruby embedded in CSS - `xmlerb`, `xmlruby`: Ruby embedded in XML ##### CSS and CSS compilers [](#css-and-css-compilers) - `css`: CSS (\*.css) - `sass`: Sass (\*.sass) - `scss`: SCSS (\*.scss) ##### HTML and HTML template systems [](#html-and-html-template-systems) - `html`: HTML (\*.html, \*.htm, \*.xhtml, \*.xslt) - `haml`: Haml (\*.haml) - `jade`: Jade (\*.jade) ##### SQL [](#sql) - `sql`: SQL (\*.sql) - `sqlite3`: sqlite3con (\*.sqlite3-console) - `mysql`: MySQL ##### Python, jinja & Django [](#python-jinja--django) - `python`: Pure Python - `python3`: Pure Python 3 - `xmldjango`, `xmljinja`: Django/Jinja embedded in XML - `cssdjango`, `cssjinja`: Django/Jinja embedded in CSS - `django`, `jinja`: Pure Django/Jinja - `htmldjango`, `htmljinja`: Django/Jinja embedded in HTML - `jsdjango`, `jsjinja`: Django/Jinja embedded in Javascript ##### Java && family [](#java--family) - `java`: Java (\*.java) - `clojure`: clojure (\*.clj) - `groovy`: Groovy (\*.groovy) - `jsp`: Java Server Page (\*.jsp) ##### C, C++, Objetive-c, C Sharp [](#c-c-objetive-c-c-sharp) - `cobjdump`: c-objdump (\*.c-objdump) - `c`: C (\*.c, \*.h, \*.idc) - `cpp`: C++ (\*.cpp, \*.hpp, \*.c++, \*.h++, \*.cc, \*.hh, \*.cxx, \*.hxx) - `csharp`: C# (\*.cs) - `objectivec`: (\*.m) ##### XML [](#xml) - `xml`: (\*.xml, \*.xsl, \*.rss, \*.xslt, \*.xsd, \*.wsdl) - `xslt`: (\*.xsl, \*.xslt) ### Health Score 30 — LowBetter than 62% of packages Maintenance16 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity19 Limited adoption so far Community12 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity60 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 96.2% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement. **Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability. ### Release Activity Cadence Every ~162 days Total 3 Last Release 4490d ago ### Community Maintainers ![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1402913?v=4)[Marcelo Tosco](/maintainers/capynet)[@capynet](https://github.com/capynet) --- Top Contributors [![capynet](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1402913?v=4)](https://github.com/capynet "capynet (25 commits)")[![S1SYPHOS](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/12161504?v=4)](https://github.com/S1SYPHOS "S1SYPHOS (1 commits)") --- Tags highlighterSyntax highlighter ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/phpygments-phpygments/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/phpygments-phpygments/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/phpygments-phpygments) ``` ### Alternatives [vrana/jush JUSH - JavaScript Syntax Highlighter 282.7M13](/packages/vrana-jush)[easybook/geshi GeSHi - Generic Syntax Highlighter. 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