Re: Making sure an include file works

On Thu, 2008-02-28 at 20:53 -0800, Jim Lucas wrote: > Robert Cummings wrote: > > On Thu, 2008-02-28 at 20:46 -0800, Jim Lucas wrote: > >> Robert Cummings wrote: > >>> On Thu, 2008-02-28 at 20:17 -0800, Casey wrote: > >>>> On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 7:50 PM, Robert Cummings <robert@interjinn.com> > >>>> wrote: > >>>>> On Thu, 2008-02-28 at 18:58 -0800, Richard S. Crawford wrote: > >>>>> > I'm trying to figure out a way to make sure an included PHP > >>>>> > file has no syntax > >>>>> > errors before actually including it as a part of project. Is this > >>>>> > even > >>>>> > possible? I'm running into brick walls. > >>>>> > >>>>> I don't believe there is a function to do this. What can be done > >>>>> though > >>>>> is to call the cli binary with the -l flag and have the file syntax > >>>>> checked that way. > >>>>> > >>>>> php -l /path/to/the/source > >>>>> > >>>>> It wouldn't be very fast though as a solution. > >>>> > >>>> http://us.php.net/manual/en/function.php-check-syntax.php > >>> Doh! Time for me to start trawling the PHP site again to acquaint myself > >>> with all the new functions :) I probably would have found it though if > >>> searching the site's functions for syntax didn't take me directly to the > >>> documentation for soundex(). > >>> > >>> Cheers, > >>> Rob. > >> Point to be noted. Check the first note. > >> > >> Note: For technical reasons, this function is deprecated and removed > >> from PHP. Instead, use php -l somefile.php from the commandline. > > > > That's funny given the thread so far :D > > > > Cheers, > > Rob. > > It isn't my words. Look at the versions the function is available for. > > PHP 5 <= 5.0.4 I meant funny, in that the solution goes back to what I offered originally :) Cheers, Rob. -- .------------------------------------------------------------. | InterJinn Application Framework - http://www.interjinn.com | :------------------------------------------------------------: | An application and templating framework for PHP. Boasting | | a powerful, scalable system for accessing system services | | such as forms, properties, sessions, and caches. InterJinn | | also provides an extremely flexible architecture for | | creating re-usable components quickly and easily. | `------------------------------------------------------------'