Is it possible to auto format PHP in Sublime Text 2?

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In Sublime Text 2, I am trying to type the code and have auto format command to rearrange and auto indent source code. If it is not possible to have a automatic formatter, would be nice to have a shortcut command to do it.

I am searching for something else besides the built-in "Reindent" option and the hard-to-make-work "PHP Beautifier" plugin.

I would like to know if someone found any nice auto formatter for PHP: any formatter that won't mess our PHP code. JSFormat seems to be not useful.

Is there any easy to "install and use" plugin?

http://superuser.com/questions/559468/sublime-text-2-auto-format-php — chrisjlee, Nov 07 '13 at 21:49

score 38 · Answer 1 · edited Jul 23 '15 at 12:10

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PHPTidy is definitely good choice for PHP code formatting in SublimeText2.

You need to install package control package to enable you to install packaged in sublime text: link.

ctrl+shift+p -> type -> Package Control: Install Package

search for phpTidy -> hit enter

that is it - now you can format your code in WordPress coding convention.

How to format you code:

ctrl+shift+p -> type -> tidy -> Hit Enter

ctrl+alt+t

Hope this help.

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answered Mar 09 '13 at 08:46

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Sadly not available for Sublime Text 3. – Lee Han Kyeol Aug 04 '16 at 10:12
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Should work now with ST3: https://github.com/welovewordpress/SublimePhpTidy/issues/29 – iolsmit Oct 23 '17 at 14:15

Philipp Michael · Answer 2 · 2012-06-20T12:27:53.660

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There is a PHP code formatter named PhpBeautifier. Here you can find a Sublime Text plugin for this program and you can also install it via package control.

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answered Jun 20 '12 at 08:08

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Welcome to Stackoverflow. Nice post! Make sure however that you don't put your own questions in an answer. If you have a question or need help of your own create your own question by clicking the ask question button. Just make sure you search to make sure your question hasn't already been asked by another member. – Bailey Parker Jun 20 '12 at 08:52
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@PhpMyCoder: OK, I have edited my answer and will ask a new question if necessary. – Philipp Michael Jun 20 '12 at 12:30
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I knew that PhpBeautifier. After installing it on lastest Sublime Text 2, I had so many formatting issues that I uninstalled it. I am still wishing to find another plugin that formats my code without messing with it. Javascript formatters seems to work, but this PhpBeautifier drove me crazy. – Junior Mayhé Jun 22 '12 at 21:10

score 8 · Answer 3 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:09

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I have this set up as a keybind:

[
    {
      "keys": ["alt+shift+f"], "command": "reindent",
      "args": {"single_line": false}
    }
]

If you're looking for a bit more than that there is Tidy PHP under package management.

Update: Been some time, I'm now using PHP Coding Standards along with PHP CS Fixer which automates a lot of the cleanup done by autoformatting. This takes a fair bit of work / understanding of php cs to setup but its not too hard, and well worth it. Link

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Sadly the built in reindent can't handle single line comments with `//` and can't format arrays that are longer that one line – CodeBrauer Apr 03 '17 at 12:41

MelkorNemesis · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-14T01:00:30.853

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I've been searching this before also, but with no avail. Sublime text 2 probably doesn't support formatting PHP code natively. I have looked into ST2 packages - http://wbond.net/sublime_packages/community, but there is also nothing. Probably you'll have to do this in another editor.

Of course it would be nice, if someone would write a package for this, 'cause packages for formatting JS, JSON, HTML.. already exist.

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answered May 17 '12 at 02:39

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Indeed. I will keep my eye on that. If I find something useful I will add a comment here. – Junior Mayhé May 17 '12 at 21:19

Marc Brillault · Answer 5 · 2016-12-30T16:57:47.207

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This is an old subject, but as I found it via Google, here's an answer :

You can use the phpfmt plugin for Sublime Text 3, and configure it to respect code conventions (Such as PSR-0, PSR-1 or PSR-2).

The files will be beautified on save.

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score 2 · Answer 6 · answered Apr 03 '17 at 13:07

I'm using sublimetext-codeformatter

It supports PHP, JavaScript/JSON, HTML, CSS, SCSS, Python, Visual Basic/VBScript and maybe more in the feature. For PHP formatting it uses a fork of the phpfmt which works well. All languages-specific formatting can be set in one config file.

score 0 · Answer 7 · answered May 17 '12 at 01:21

Not sure if this is what you are looking for, but are you aware that when you save your file as .php, Sublime Text 2 automatically highlights and indents according to its built in PHP rules. You can also select this from going to View, and then Syntax, and selecting PHP. But again, this is automatically done when you save the file as .php.

Is it possible to auto format PHP in Sublime Text 2?

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How to format you code: