Quick Reference
The PHP highlight_file() function outputs a file with the PHP syntax highlighted. The syntax is highlighted by using HTML tags.
<?php
highlight_file('test.php');
?>Syntax
highlight_file(filename, return)Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| filename | Specifies the file to be highlighted (required) |
| return | If set to TRUE, this function will return the highlighted code as a string, instead of printing it out (default is FALSE) |
PHP Notes:
- When using PHP, single or double quotation marks are acceptable and work identically to one another; choose whichever you prefer, and stay consistent
- Arrays count starting from zero NOT one; so item 1 is position [0], item 2 is position [1], and item 3 is position [2] … and so on
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