highlight_file
(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
highlight_file — Syntax highlighting of a file
Description
Many servers are configured to automatically highlight files
with a phps extension. For example,
example.phps when viewed will show the
syntax highlighted source of the file. To enable this, add this
line to the httpd.conf:
AddType application/x-httpd-php-source .phps
Parameters
filename
-
Path to the PHP file to be highlighted.
return
-
Set this parameter to true
to make this function return the
highlighted code.
Return Values
If return
is set to true
, returns the highlighted
code as a string instead of printing it out. Otherwise, it will return
true
on success, false
on failure.
Notes
Caution
Care should be taken when using the highlight_file()
function to make sure that you do not inadvertently reveal sensitive
information such as passwords or any other type of information that might
create a potential security risk.
Note:
When the return
parameter
is used, this function uses internal output buffering so it cannot be used inside an
ob_start() callback function.