PHP Code Sniffer
PHP_CodeSniffer tokenizes PHP files and detects violations of a defined set of coding standards. (by PHPCSStandards)
GrumPHP
A PHP code-quality tool (by phpro)
| PHP Code Sniffer | GrumPHP | |
|---|---|---|
| 49 | 26 | |
| 1,417 | 4,264 | |
| 2.9% | 0.2% | |
| 9.8 | 7.5 | |
| 8 days ago | 18 days ago | |
| PHP | PHP | |
| BSD 3-clause "New" or "Revised" License | MIT License |
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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
PHP Code Sniffer
Posts with mentions or reviews of PHP Code Sniffer. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-12-23.
- Build a Symfony 7 boilerplate using FrankenPHP, Docker, PostgreSQL and php 8.4
To do so simply install the runtime/frankenphp-symfony composer package. Then we install the bare minimum for a kick ass developer experience, a linter using Code Sniffer, phpstan as code quality audit tool, Rector to ease and automate code maintenance, some useful Symfony components and package and of course the Doctrine ORM. Here the composer.json file located at the symfony folder root.
- PHP_CodeSniffer: Enforce Coding Standards and Clean Up Your PHP Code
- The Future of PHP_CodeSniffer
- Laravel code-quality tools
PHP Insights supports sniffs from PHP CodeSniffer and fixers from PHP CS Fixer. This allows you to add any sniff or fixer as long as it implements PHP_CodeSniffer\Sniffs\Sniff or PhpCsFixer\Fixer\FixerInterface.
- PHP_CodeSniffer update (package name will NOT be changing... just the repo & ownership)
I don’t know why but that link keeps reloading the page over and over. This one works for me: https://github.com/squizlabs/PHP_CodeSniffer/issues/3932
- The Future of PHP CodeSniffer
- Top 6 PHP code quality tools 2023
PHP_CodeSniffer is a widely-used tool for enforcing coding standards in PHP. It checks the code against a set of predefined coding standards (such as PSR-12, PSR-2, and many others) and provides reports with violations and recommendations for improvement. Documentation: You can find more information about PHP_CodeSniffer and its usage in the official documentation: PHP_CodeSniffer Repository
- PHP in 2023 - stitcher.io
While you're at it, also include code-style checkers like phpcs, phpmd and/or php-cs-fixer
- how can I know if I am following PSR standards
See https://github.com/squizlabs/PHP_CodeSniffer
GrumPHP
Posts with mentions or reviews of GrumPHP. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2025-05-05.
- Grumphp en proyectos Ddev
- PHP libraries and tools
GrumPHP: A PHP code-quality tool.
- Recommended Code Review Plugin for Github?
Depends on what you mean by plugin, but a GrumPHP is a great tool. It registers a pre-commit git hook that runs whatever quality tools you've configured every time someone commits. If one of the checks fail, the commit is aborted. It's very easy to install and configure.
- Looking to build a code quality tool for Laravel - opinions wanted
- PHPUnit, do i need to learn it?
sounds like you heard of Grumphp
- Ideas for minimum PHP pipeline for a small team
- Ensure a beaut code with Laravel Pint
Of course, in this simple way, you will need run the command before commits to ensure a correct code style. We can improve this we can to use some pre-commit hook, like a grumphp https://github.com/phpro/grumphp.
- A quality inspection hook installer
How does this compare to existing tools like GrumPHP or Captain Hook? Why should I use it instead?
Are you aware of GrumPHP?
- Is there a way to run commands before PHPStorm commits?
I use grumphp to run phplint, phpstan, Easy coding standard (includes php-cs fixer) and phpunit. All four will automatically run before every commit, stopping any 'below standard' code from being committed. Example config file
What are some alternatives?
When comparing PHP Code Sniffer and GrumPHP you can also consider the following projects:
PHP CS Fixer - A tool to automatically fix PHP Coding Standards issues
PHPStan - PHP Static Analysis Tool - discover bugs in your code without running it!
PHP Mess Detector - PHPMD is a spin-off project of PHP Depend and aims to be a PHP equivalent of the well known Java tool PMD. PHPMD can be seen as an user friendly frontend application for the raw metrics stream measured by PHP Depend.