note 46778 added to function.php-check-syntax

This function is not documented all that well. The point they leave out is that php_check_syntax INCLUDES THE FILE for you as of php 5.0.2. Not only that, but even if you use include_once( ) it will still give a redeclaration error. ( Provided of course, there's something declared in the file in question ). It does NOT, as one might be led to believe, check the syntax just to let you know whether it's valid or not. This will try to include the file twice, despite the fact that include_once is used: <?php $filename = '/path/to/whatever.php'; $errs = (string) null; if( php_check_syntax( $filename, $errs ) ) { // include include_once( $filename ); // REDECLARATION ERROR } else { print "Syntax error"; die( ); } ?> ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.php-check-syntax.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+46778 Delete -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+46778&report=yes Reason: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+46778&report=yes&reason=bad+code Reason: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+46778&report=yes&reason=spam Reason: useless example -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+46778&report=yes&reason=useless+example Reason: contains commercial links -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+46778&report=yes&reason=contains+commercial+links Reason: useless note -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+46778&report=yes&reason=useless+note Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+46778&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php