How to highlight the php code

[Jacki]

Hi guys, there are two very useful functions that you can use in your website if you would write some php tutorials. These functions are: highlight_string and highlight_file wich highlighting the php code.

For example:

highlight_string('<?php echo "Hello World!"; ?>');

The output will be something like this html:

<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 187);">&lt;?php&nbsp;</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 0);">echo&nbsp;</span><span style="color: rgb(221, 0, 0);">"Hello World!"</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 0);">;&nbsp;</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 187);">?&gt;</span>

and will display something like:

<?php echo "Hello World!"; ?>

There's also:

highlight_file("filetohighlight.php"); 

That do the same thing with a file.

I hope that you saw these functions for the first time and that this tutorial will be useful. Enjoy! Byez...

[John]

Thanks for sharing. These functions make highlighting PHP very easy. For highlighting other languages, you can use GeSHi or Text_Highlighter from the Pear repos.

[Jordan]

Nice little tutorial. Easy, informative and to the point. +rep