Creating a Custom PHP_CodeSniffer Rule to Disallow Hash Comments

This tutorial explains how to build a custom PHP_CodeSniffer standard that forbids the use of hash (#) for single‑line comments, covering directory setup, rule implementation in PHP, detailed code walkthrough, execution commands, and interpreting the generated XML report.

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Creating a Custom PHP_CodeSniffer Rule to Disallow Hash Comments

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Nov 13, 2018 · Backend Development

Understanding PHP_CodeSniffer: Tokenization and Lexical Analysis in PHP

This article explains how PHP_CodeSniffer performs static analysis by tokenizing PHP source code, describes PHP’s execution process, clarifies the concept of tokens and how to retrieve them with token_get_all and token_name, and shows how this knowledge enables custom rule creation.

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Understanding PHP_CodeSniffer: Tokenization and Lexical Analysis in PHP

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Jun 19, 2018 · Backend Development

Improving PHP Code Quality with PHING, PHPCS, PHPCPD, and Phan

This article explains how to set up a PHP project with Composer, PHING, and a suite of quality‑checking tools—including PHPCS for coding standards, PHPCPD for duplicate detection, and Phan for deep static analysis—to automatically enforce code quality and reduce manual review effort.

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Improving PHP Code Quality with PHING, PHPCS, PHPCPD, and Phan