Tool to parse and validate PHP script?

Hello

Is there a tool on Linux/FreeBSD that can parse a PHP script to make
sure there's no compile-time issues?

I just noticed that I copy/pasted some code that had lines longer that
can fit in the SSH terminal window, and that caused a run-time error
as reported in the /var/log/httpd-error.log but not in the browser:

[error] PHP Notice: Undefined index: etablissemen\nt in
/usr/local/www/apache22/data/prospect.php on line 49, referer:
http://server/myscript.php

Thank you.

Gilles Ganault wrote:
> Is there a tool on Linux/FreeBSD that can parse a PHP script to make
> sure there's no compile-time issues?
>
> I just noticed that I copy/pasted some code that had lines longer that
> can fit in the SSH terminal window, and that caused a run-time error
> as reported in the /var/log/httpd-error.log but not in the browser:
>
> [error] PHP Notice: Undefined index: etablissemen\nt in
> /usr/local/www/apache22/data/prospect.php on line 49, referer:
> http://server/myscript.php

You can run 'php -l thescript.php' to do a syntax check, however your
error would not be catched by that: this is a run time error, and only
catchable by actually running the script.

Of course, on live websites error should not be shown, but logged, as is
done her apparently.
--
Rik Wasmus

On May 8, 9:06 am, Rik Wasmus <luiheidsgoe...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Gilles Ganault wrote:
> > Is there a tool on Linux/FreeBSD that can parse a PHP script to make
> > sure there's no compile-time issues?
>
> > I just noticed that I copy/pasted some code that had lines longer that
> > can fit in the SSH terminal window, and that caused a run-time error
> > as reported in the /var/log/httpd-error.log but not in the browser:
>
> > [error] PHP Notice: Undefined index: etablissemen\nt in
> > /usr/local/www/apache22/data/prospect.php on line 49, referer:
> >http://server/myscript.php
>
> You can run 'php -l thescript.php' to do a syntax check, however your
> error would not be catched by that: this is a run time error, and only
> catchable by actually running the script.
>
> Of course, on live websites error should not be shown, but logged, as is
> done her apparently.
> --
> Rik Wasmus

Any chance to transfer your file by ftp or sftp?

On Thu, 8 May 2008 06:14:40 -0700 (PDT), ELINTPimp wrote:
>> Gilles Ganault wrote:
>> > Is there a tool on Linux/FreeBSD that can parse a PHP script to make
>> > sure there's no compile-time issues?
>>
>> > I just noticed that I copy/pasted some code that had lines longer that
>> > can fit in the SSH terminal window, and that caused a run-time error
>> > as reported in the /var/log/httpd-error.log but not in the browser:
>>
>> > [error] PHP Notice: Undefined index: etablissemen\nt in
>> > /usr/local/www/apache22/data/prospect.php on line 49, referer:
>> >http://server/myscript.php
>>
>
> Any chance to transfer your file by ftp or sftp?

Or use a better configuration on the editor....

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ELINTPimp wrote:
> On May 8, 9:06 am, Rik Wasmus <luiheidsgoe...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> Gilles Ganault wrote:
>>> Is there a tool on Linux/FreeBSD that can parse a PHP script to make
>>> sure there's no compile-time issues?
>>> I just noticed that I copy/pasted some code that had lines longer that
>>> can fit in the SSH terminal window, and that caused a run-time error
>>> as reported in the /var/log/httpd-error.log but not in the browser:
>>> [error] PHP Notice: Undefined index: etablissemen\nt in
>>> /usr/local/www/apache22/data/prospect.php on line 49, referer:
>>> http://server/myscript.php
>> You can run 'php -l thescript.php' to do a syntax check, however your
>> error would not be catched by that: this is a run time error, and only
>> catchable by actually running the script.
>>
>> Of course, on live websites error should not be shown, but logged, as is
>> done her apparently.
>
> Any chance to transfer your file by ftp or sftp?

What do you mean? 'my file'?

--
Rik Wasmus

On Thu, 8 May 2008 06:14:40 -0700 (PDT), ELINTPimp <smsiebe@gmail.com>
wrote:
>Any chance to transfer your file by ftp or sftp?

I could do that instead. I'll just have to remember to convert from
CRLF to CR.

Thanks for the "-l" switch.

On May 8, 9:59 am, Rik Wasmus <luiheidsgoe...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> ELINTPimp wrote:
> > On May 8, 9:06 am, Rik Wasmus <luiheidsgoe...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >> Gilles Ganault wrote:
> >>> Is there a tool on Linux/FreeBSD that can parse a PHP script to make
> >>> sure there's no compile-time issues?
> >>> I just noticed that I copy/pasted some code that had lines longer that
> >>> can fit in the SSH terminal window, and that caused a run-time error
> >>> as reported in the /var/log/httpd-error.log but not in the browser:
> >>> [error] PHP Notice: Undefined index: etablissemen\nt in
> >>> /usr/local/www/apache22/data/prospect.php on line 49, referer:
> >>>http://server/myscript.php
> >> You can run 'php -l thescript.php' to do a syntax check, however your
> >> error would not be catched by that: this is a run time error, and only
> >> catchable by actually running the script.
>
> >> Of course, on live websites error should not be shown, but logged, as is
> >> done her apparently.
>
> > Any chance to transfer your file by ftp or sftp?
>
> What do you mean? 'my file'?
>
> --
> Rik Wasmus

Sorry, Rik, I replied to the wrong comment. I was referring to the
posters copy/paste method being the problem and skip the need for
checking this post-transfer altogether by transferring the file they
created (and presumably tested) instead of copy/paste over ssh.

Gilles Ganault wrote:
> On Thu, 8 May 2008 06:14:40 -0700 (PDT), ELINTPimp <smsiebe@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>> Any chance to transfer your file by ftp or sftp?
>
> I could do that instead. I'll just have to remember to convert from
> CRLF to CR.

I often work under Windows, however, even under Windows my editor is set
up to \n instead of \r\n all the time. Saves a lot of headaches.

--
Rik Wasmus

Rik Wasmus wrote:
> Gilles Ganault wrote:
>> On Thu, 8 May 2008 06:14:40 -0700 (PDT), ELINTPimp <smsiebe@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>> Any chance to transfer your file by ftp or sftp?
>>
>> I could do that instead. I'll just have to remember to convert from
>> CRLF to CR.
>
> I often work under Windows, however, even under Windows my editor is set
> up to \n instead of \r\n all the time. Saves a lot of headaches.
>

A text mode transfer will automatically strip or add \r as necessary.

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Gilles Ganault wrote:
> Hello
>
> Is there a tool on Linux/FreeBSD that can parse a PHP script to make
> sure there's no compile-time issues?

You will never have a compile-time error with PHP since PHP is a script
and, hence, doesn't compile. Perhaps you mean run-time issues?