Run code inspections from the command line
When you work in the PhpStorm editor, it constantly runs code inspections to find and highlight syntax errors, dead code, possible bugs, bad coding style, and so on. You can also run all the configured inspections from the command line, without opening your project in PhpStorm. This way you can perform regular code analysis as a part of your development process, which is especially important for large projects with big teams. Inspection results can be stored as an XML, JSON, or plain text file with a report.
You can find the script for running PhpStorm in the installation directory under bin. To use this script as the command-line launcher, add it to your system PATH
as described in Command-line interface.
- Syntax
- phpstorm.bat inspect <project> <inspection-profile> <output> [<options>]
- Example
Inspect the C:\MyProject\src directory of the C:\MyProject project using the C:\MyProject\.idea\inspectionProfiles\MyProfile.xml profile with maximum verbosity, and save results to an XML file under C:\MyProject\InspectionResults:
phpstorm.bat inspect C:\MyProject C:\MyProject\.idea\inspectionProfiles\MyProfile.xml C:\MyProject\InspectionResults -v2 -d C:\MyProject\src
By default, PhpStorm does not provide a command-line launcher. For information about creating a launcher script for PhpStorm, see Command-line interface.
- Syntax
- phpstorm inspect <project> <inspection-profile> <output> [<options>]
- Example
Inspect the ~/MyProject/src directory of the ~/MyProject project using the ~/MyProject/.idea/inspectionProfiles/MyProfile.xml profile with maximum verbosity, and save results to an XML file under ~/MyProject/InspectionResults:
phpstorm inspect ~/MyProject ~/MyProject/.idea/inspectionProfiles/MyProfile.xml ~/MyProject/InspectionResults -v2 -d ~/MyProject/src
You can find the script for running PhpStorm in the installation directory under bin. To use this script as the command-line launcher, add it to your system PATH
as described in Command-line interface.
- Syntax
- phpstorm.sh inspect <project> <inspection-profile> <output> [<options>]
- Example
Inspect the ~/MyProject/src directory of the ~/MyProject project using the ~/MyProject/.idea/inspectionProfiles/MyProfile.xml profile with maximum verbosity, and save results to an XML file under ~/MyProject/InspectionResults:
phpstorm.sh inspect ~/MyProject ~/MyProject/.idea/inspectionProfiles/MyProfile.xml ~/MyProject/InspectionResults -v2 -d ~/MyProject/src
Options
Option | Description |
---|---|
-changes | Run inspections only on local uncommitted changes. |
-d | Specify the full path to the subdirectory if you don't want to inspect the whole project. |
-format | Specify the format of the output file with inspection results: |
-v | Set the verbosity level of the output:
|
Inspection profiles
An inspection profile is an .xml file that specifies enabled inspections and their options.
By default, project inspection profiles are stored in the project directory: .idea/inspectionProfiles.
Global IDE inspection profiles are stored in the IDE configuration directory under inspection.
Inspection results
You can open the generated XML file with inspection results in PhpStorm or any text editor as a regular file. However, it is more convenient to analyze it using the Offline View of the Inspection results tool window:
View inspection results
Open the project for which you ran the inspection.
From the main menu, choose
.Select the XML file with the inspection results and click OK.