Req #62544 [Com]: A function alternative to "php -l"

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=62544&edit=1 ID: 62544 Comment by: reeze dot xia at gmail dot com Reported by: narf at bofh dot bg Summary: A function alternative to "php -l" Status: Open Type: Feature/Change Request Package: Unknown/Other Function Operating System: Irrelevant PHP Version: Irrelevant Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Yes, I could like it back too. So +1 for this request :) Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2012-07-15 15:01:50] narf at bofh dot bg So, it used to exist, but due to poor design and implementation it's removed instead of fixed and we're forced to create hacks? This doesn't sound smart. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2012-07-15 14:24:33] reeze dot xia at gmail dot com There ever a function for this: http://php.net/manual/en/function.php-check- syntax.php (you could take a look at those user-land implementations in User Contributed Notes sectiion) php_check_syntax(), it was removed after 5.0.5. the reason is here: https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=27406 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2012-07-12 19:53:34] narf at bofh dot bg Description: ------------ Currently, there's no way to do a syntax check from within a script (unless we do something like /usr/bin/php -l /path/to/script.php) and there deffinately are use cases for such a feature. Considering that the actual checking logic is already available, it shouldn't be hard at all to make a function alternative to it. Here's what the function description would look like: bool php_syntax_check( string $target [, bool $raw_code = FALSE] ) $target is the script file path, unless $raw_code is set to TRUE. In the latter case - $target is raw php code, as it would be passed to eval(). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=62544&edit=1