php_check_syntax
(PHP 5 <= 5.0.4)
php_check_syntax —
Check the PHP syntax of (and execute) the specified file
Description
bool php_check_syntax
( string $filename
[, string &$error_message
] )
This is similar to using php -l from the commandline except that this
function will execute (but not output) the checked
filename
.
For example, if a function is defined in filename
,
this defined function will be available to the file that executed
php_check_syntax(), but output from
filename
will be suppressed.
Note:
For technical reasons, this function is deprecated and removed from PHP.
Instead, use php -l somefile.php from the
commandline.
Parameters
-
filename
-
The name of the file being checked.
-
error_message
-
If the error_message
parameter is used, it will
contain the error message generated by the syntax check.
error_message
is passed by
reference.
Return Values
Returns TRUE if the lint check passed, and FALSE if the link check
failed or if filename
cannot be opened.
Examples
The above example will output
something similar to:
PHP Parse error: unexpected T_STRING in /tmp/somefile.php on line 81
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