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vineg/php-parser
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A PHP parser written in PHP

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PHP Parser
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[](#php-parser)

This is a PHP 5.5 (and older) parser written in PHP. It's purpose is to simplify static code analysis and manipulation.

Documentation can be found in the [`doc/`](https://github.com/nikic/PHP-Parser/tree/master/doc) directory.

***Note: This project is experimental, so the API is subject to change.***

In a Nutshell
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[](#in-a-nutshell)

Basically, the parser does nothing more than turn some PHP code into an abstract syntax tree. ("nothing more" is kind of sarcastic here as PHP has a ... uhm, let's just say "not nice" ... grammar, which makes parsing PHP very hard.)

For example, if you stick this code in the parser:

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