Creating coding standards for PHP_CodeSniffer
Note: This article was originally published at Planet PHP
on 24 February 2011.
When our project is supervised by a continous integration platform, we are (hopefully) using static code analysis tools. One of the best for analysing PHP code
is PHP_CodeSniffer which integrates fine into systems like PhpUnderControl, Hudson or Bamboo. But in some cases the pre-installed coding standards like PEAR or Zend might not be sufficient for our
current project or we want to deviate. This is the moment when we want to be able to create a custom one that fits our special needs. In this article I want to share my first experiences
with you about how to create a custom coding standard for PHP_CodeSniffer.
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