showing syntax highlighted source

[problem]

Want to display PHP code with syntax highlighting (colors). This helps with debugging, etc.

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[solution]

Within PHP you can nicely display colorful text, which can be very useful for debugging or just to showcase your code.

We simply use the highlight_file function within PHP, like this below.

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[example]

<?php highlight_file(“transform.php”); ?>

For a real-life demo, take a look here:

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[reference]

[tags]PHP Syntax Highlighting, PHP Coding School[/tags]

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