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