Symfony PHP CodeSniffer Coding Standard

How to install

1. Install PHP_CodeSniffer:

    git clone git://github.com/squizlabs/PHP_CodeSniffer.git /path/to/phpcs
    sudo ln -s /path/to/phpcs/scripts/phpcs /usr/local/bin/phpcs
   

2. Install Symfony Coding Standard:

    git clone git://github.com/argentumua/Symfony-coding-standard.git /path/to/Symfony
    ln -s /path/to/Symfony /path/to/phpcs/CodeSniffer/Standards
   

3. Set Symfony as coding standard by default:

    phpcs --config-set default_standard Symfony
   

How to make a simple test

1. Checking a file (if Symfony is your standard by default)

    phpcs path/to/file.php
   

2. Checking a file (if Symfony is NOT your standard by default)

    phpcs --standard=Symfony /path/to/file.php
   

3. Checking a directory (if Symfony is your standard by default)

    phpcs /path/to/directory
   

4. Checking a directory (if Symfony is NOT your standard by default)

    phpcs --standard=Symfony /path/to/directory
   

How to use CS in IDE

1. NetBeans:

    http://plugins.netbeans.org/plugin/40282/phpmd-php-codesniffer-plugin
   

2. PHPStorm

    http://www.jetbrains.com/phpstorm/webhelp/using-php-code-sniffer-tool.html
   

3. Zend Studio

    http://files.zend.com/help/Zend-Studio/content/working_with_php_codesniffer.htm
   

How to make a standard coding in the team

Use pre-commit hooks, which will make a code standard check for every commit.

1. For Git

    http://git-scm.com/book/en/Customizing-Git-Git-Hooks
   

2. For SVN

    http://pear.php.net/manual/ru/package.php.php-codesniffer.svn-pre-commit.php