Manual:CheckSyntax.php

MediaWiki file: checkSyntax.php
Location:	maintenance/
Source code:	master • 1.42.3 • 1.41.4 • 1.39.10
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

If 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.