How to Prettify PHP Code to Display it in a More Readable Way - PHP Prettify package blog

About the PHP Prettify Package

The package PHP Prettify is one of the few PHP packages that was considered notable recently because it does something that is worth paying attention.

The basic purpose is: Output colored PHP code highlighted using themes

Here follows in more detail what it does:

This package can output colored PHP code highlighted using themes.

It can take the name a file of PHP script and parses it to extract its structure.

The class returns a HTML string with the original PHP code formatted to highlight different aspects of the PHP syntax. The resulting output can:

- Include line numbers on the side of the code
- Have a specific line being highlighted in a different way
- Return only a part of the original code being highlighted, like for instance only a class definition
- Use a separate configuration file in JSON format to define output presentation themes for different versions of PHP like PHP 5 and PHP 7

Conclusion

The PHP Prettify can be downloaded from download page or be installed using the PHP Composer tool following instructions in the Composer install instructions page.

This package was considered notable for implementing its benefits in a way that is worth noticing.

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