on 2014-12-18

PHP - install phpcs(PHP CodeSniffer)

Use pear install phpcs

in Linux(Ubuntu 14.04)

sudo pear install --alldeps php_codesniffer

in Mac(Mac OS X 10.10.1 Yosemite)

install pear

sudo curl -O  http://pear.php.net/go-pear.phar

then

sudo php -d detect_unicode=0 go-pear.phar

Update

pear upgrade pear

pear upgrade

install codesniffer

sudo pear install --alldeps php_codesniffer

check

phpcs -i

return

The installed coding standards are MySource, PEAR, PHPCS, PSR1, PSR2, Squiz and Zend

if return

Warning: include_once(PHP/CodeSniffer/CLI.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /usr/bin/phpcs on line 22

Warning: include_once(): Failed opening 'PHP/CodeSniffer/CLI.php' for inclusion (include_path='.:') in /usr/bin/phpcs on line 22

Fatal error: Class 'PHP_CodeSniffer_CLI' not found in /usr/bin/phpcs on line 25

Must include pear path

Modify php.ini

sudo vim /etc/php.ini

include_path = ".:/usr/share/pear"

Usage

phpcs <php file>

Refer - PEAR - PHP Extension and Application Repository Refer - PHP_CodeSniffer Refer - Code Sniffer Refer - Installing PEAR on OSX 10.9 Mavericks and OSX10.8/10.7