Manual:checkSyntax.php
This feature was removed completely in version 1.31.0. |
MediaWiki file: checkSyntax.php | |
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Location: | maintenance/ |
Source code: | master • 1.42.1 • 1.41.2 • 1.39.8 |
Classes: | CheckSyntax |
This command-line maintenance script checks source files for syntax errors and common coding mistakes, such as byte order marks, pointless PHP closing tags (?>
) at the end of file and whitespace before the opening tag (<?php
).
Usage
editIf called without arguments, checkSyntax.php
scans through main code directories (/includes/
, /config/
, /languages/
, /maintenance/
and /skins/
) and, if it exists, checks the configuration file LocalSettings.php . For example:
Command-line options:
--with-extensions
- also scan the
/extensions/
directory. --path <path to check>
- check the given file or directory.
--list-file <filename>
- check only files or directories listed in the given text file.
--modified
- check only files modified in the current working copy (requires that the script is run from a Git clone and that the Git command-line client is present. Use this option to quickly check your changes before committing them to your repository.