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phpmd — PHP mess detector: check for common potential problems. More information: <https://github.com/phpmd/

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Problem

How to use the phpmd command: PHP mess detector: check for common potential problems. More information: <https://github.com/phpmd/phpmd#command-line-options>.

Solution

phpmd — PHP mess detector: check for common potential problems. More information: <https://github.com/phpmd/phpmd#command-line-options>.

Display a list of available rulesets and formats:

phpmd

Scan a file or directory for problems using comma-separated rulesets:

phpmd {{path/to/file_or_directory}} {{xml|text|html}} {{ruleset1,ruleset2,...}}

Specify the minimum priority threshold for rules:

phpmd {{path/to/file_or_directory}} {{xml|text|html}} {{ruleset1,ruleset2,...}} --minimumpriority {{priority}}

Include only the specified extensions in analysis:

phpmd {{path/to/file_or_directory}} {{xml|text|html}} {{ruleset1,ruleset2,...}} --suffixes {{extensions}}

Exclude the specified comma-separated directories:

phpmd {{path/to/file_or_directory1,path/to/file_or_directory2,...}} {{xml|text|html}} {{ruleset1,ruleset2,...}} --exclude {{directory_patterns}}

Output the results to a file instead of stdout:

phpmd {{path/to/file_or_directory}} {{xml|text|html}} {{ruleset1,ruleset2,...}} --reportfile {{path/to/report_file}}

Ignore the use of warning-suppressive PHPDoc comments:

phpmd {{path/to/file_or_directory}} {{xml|text|html}} {{ruleset1,ruleset2,...}} --strict

Code Snippets

Display a list of available rulesets and formats

phpmd

Scan a file or directory for problems using comma-separated rulesets

phpmd {{path/to/file_or_directory}} {{xml|text|html}} {{ruleset1,ruleset2,...}}

Specify the minimum priority threshold for rules

phpmd {{path/to/file_or_directory}} {{xml|text|html}} {{ruleset1,ruleset2,...}} --minimumpriority {{priority}}

Include only the specified extensions in analysis

phpmd {{path/to/file_or_directory}} {{xml|text|html}} {{ruleset1,ruleset2,...}} --suffixes {{extensions}}

Exclude the specified comma-separated directories

phpmd {{path/to/file_or_directory1,path/to/file_or_directory2,...}} {{xml|text|html}} {{ruleset1,ruleset2,...}} --exclude {{directory_patterns}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/phpmd

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