phpmd

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

  • 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