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wambacom/php\_codesniffer
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PHP\_CodeSniffer tokenizes PHP, JavaScript and CSS files and detects violations of a defined set of coding standards.

2.5.1.3(10y ago)0692BSD-3-ClausePHPPHP >=5.1.2

Since Nov 9Pushed 10y ago2 watchersCompare

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About
-----

[](#about)

PHP\_CodeSniffer is a set of two PHP scripts; the main `phpcs` script that tokenizes PHP, JavaScript and CSS files to detect violations of a defined coding standard, and a second `phpcbf` script to automatically correct coding standard violations. PHP\_CodeSniffer is an essential development tool that ensures your code remains clean and consistent.

[![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/0311abea186c2d0a9ed18b4d855cb1f08e2586a7676ec170eb69938097ce9567/68747470733a2f2f7472617669732d63692e6f72672f737175697a6c6162732f5048505f436f6465536e69666665722e7376673f6272616e63683d70687063732d6669786572)](https://travis-ci.org/squizlabs/PHP_CodeSniffer) [![Code consistency](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/c753ca80744879d6e7c9519f676b875f57ebce0186b2fd94fe25ff2fb94ec2ee/687474703a2f2f737175697a6c6162732e6769746875622e696f2f5048505f436f6465536e69666665722f616e616c797369732f737175697a6c6162732f5048505f436f6465536e69666665722f67726164652e737667)](http://squizlabs.github.io/PHP_CodeSniffer/analysis/squizlabs/PHP_CodeSniffer)

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Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

PHP\_CodeSniffer requires PHP version 5.1.2 or greater, although individual sniffs may have additional requirements such as external applications and scripts. See the [Configuration Options manual page](https://github.com/squizlabs/PHP_CodeSniffer/wiki/Configuration-Options) for a list of these requirements.

The SVN pre-commit hook requires PHP version 5.2.4 or greater due to its use of the vertical whitespace character.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

The easiest way to get started with PHP\_CodeSniffer is to download the [Phar](http://php.net/manual/en/intro.phar.php) files for each of the commands:

```
curl -OL https://squizlabs.github.io/PHP_CodeSniffer/phpcs.phar
php phpcs.phar -h

curl -OL https://squizlabs.github.io/PHP_CodeSniffer/phpcbf.phar
php phpcbf.phar -h

```

If you use PEAR, you can install PHP\_CodeSniffer using the PEAR installer. This will make the `phpcs` and `phpcbf` commands immediately available for use. To install PHP\_CodeSniffer using the PEAR installer, first ensure you have [installed PEAR](http://pear.php.net/manual/en/installation.getting.php) and then run the following command:

```
pear install PHP_CodeSniffer

```

If you prefer using [Composer](http://getcomposer.org/) you can easily install PHP\_CodeSniffer system-wide with the following command:

```
composer global require "squizlabs/php_codesniffer=*"

```

Make sure you have `~/.composer/vendor/bin/` in your PATH.

Or alternatively, include a dependency for `squizlabs/php_codesniffer` in your `composer.json` file. For example:

```
{
    "require-dev": {
        "squizlabs/php_codesniffer": "2.*"
    }
}
```

You will then be able to run PHP\_CodeSniffer from the vendor bin directory:

```
./vendor/bin/phpcs -h
./vendor/bin/phpcbf -h

```

You can also download the PHP\_CodeSniffer source and run the `phpcs` and `phpcbf` commands directly from the Git checkout:

```
git clone git://github.com/squizlabs/PHP_CodeSniffer.git
cd PHP_CodeSniffer
php scripts/phpcs -h
php scripts/phpcbf -h

```

Documentation
-------------

[](#documentation)

The documentation for PHP\_CodeSniffer is available on the [Github wiki](https://github.com/squizlabs/PHP_CodeSniffer/wiki).

Information about upcoming features and releases is available on the [Squiz Labs blog](http://www.squizlabs.com/php-codesniffer).

Issues
------

[](#issues)

Bug reports and feature requests can be submitted on the [Github Issue Tracker](https://github.com/squizlabs/PHP_CodeSniffer/issues) or the [PEAR bug tracker](http://pear.php.net/package/PHP_CodeSniffer/bugs).

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for information.

###  Health Score

32

—

LowBetter than 69% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity10

Limited adoption so far

Community23

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity70

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 95.6% 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 ~32 days

Recently: every ~22 days

Total

40

Last Release

3725d ago

Major Versions

1.5.3 → 2.0.0a22014-05-01

1.5.4 → 2.0.0RC12014-08-06

1.5.5 → 2.0.0RC22014-09-25

1.5.6 → 2.0.02014-12-05

2.5.1 → 3.0.x-dev2016-01-21

PHP version history (2 changes)1.4.2PHP >=5.1.2

3.0.x-devPHP >=5.4.0

### Community

Maintainers

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---

Top Contributors

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---

Tags

standardsphpcs

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

### Embed Badge

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