RE: [PHP] Proper code formatting

From: Michael A. Peters > Angus Mann wrote: >> Hi all, I'm fairly new to PHP so I don't have too many bad habits yet. >> >> I'm keen to make my code easy to read for me in the future, and for >> others as well. >> >> Are there any rules or advice I can use for formatting (especially >> indenting) code? >> >> for example how best to format / indent this ? >> > > To each his own. Whatever floats your canoe. > Just whatever you pick, stick to it throughout your code. >> >> >> I'm using "PHP designer 2008" which does syntax coloring but if it has >> something to automatically indent - I haven't found it yet. > > It probably allows you to either set a specify a tab as a real tab or a > specified number of spaces. Auto-indenting - this isn't python, the > compiler doesn't enforce it's way, you follow the convention of the > project you are working on - so I suspect many php editors tailored to > php don't have an auto indent. > > I've never of course tried that specific product. I use bluefish, vi, > and emacs. To take this question a step further, is there a PHP best practices document available? I am looking for one that I can give to a new programmer and tell her "do it this way until you can explain to me why you shouldn't." Bob McConnell