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« on: Sep 21, 2006, 10:42:22 am »
Just read here about CodeSniffer, a PEAR package that parses the code of your scripts, and creating a report regarding it.

Typical reports can show up like this :

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[LINE 62] WARNING: Equals sign not aligned with surrounding assignments. Expected 3 spaces, but found 1 space.
[LINE 99] WARNING: Line exceeds 85 characters. It is recommended that this be shortened.
[LINE 101] WARNING: Equals sign not aligned with surrounding assignments. Expected 4 spaces, but found 1 space.
[LINE 145] WARNING: Equals sign not aligned with surrounding assignments. Expected 2 spaces, but found 1 space.
[LINE 156] WARNING: Line exceeds 85 characters. It is recommended that this be shortened.

Seems like a good tool to optimize scripts and learn how to write better code. I think it is time to install PEAR in my development server Smiley
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« Reply #1 on: Sep 21, 2006, 12:32:32 pm »
Yes this will help you top writye code fopr pearl Wink
I think that writing clear code is important and I'm using my own style...
I don't like this
Code:
<?php
function some_name() 
{
  // code here
}

I write it this way
Code:
<?php
function some_name() {
  // code here
}
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« Reply #2 on: Sep 21, 2006, 12:35:41 pm »
I prefer the opposite because it helps me look the code clearer (after so many years my eyes are a little......)

Also I like having spaces, eg.

Code:
<?php
 $a = str_replace( 'Something', 'Something else', $aVariable );

But I guess having your personal style is ok with php, as there is no standard editor that edits your coding (microsoft's languages automatically change your code to what they want...)
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« Reply #3 on: Sep 21, 2006, 12:40:10 pm »
I use spaces too:
Code:
<?php
$var = 100 - 12;
foreach ($array as $var => $key) {
  // code
}
for ($i = 0; $i < 6; $i++) {
  // code
}

I think your curly breackets are better to close sinds they are on the same position.
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« Reply #4 on: Sep 21, 2006, 01:46:53 pm »
I add a [tab] in front of the curly brackets, I find this method gives a better overview of nested if's...
Code:
<?php
$var = 100 - 12;
foreach ($array as $var => $key) 
   {
   //code
   if (a == b)
       {
       // code
       }
   else
       {
       // code
       }
   }
for ($i = 0; $i < 6; $i++) 
   {
   // code
   }
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« Reply #5 on: Sep 21, 2006, 02:21:51 pm »
I do the same but this way:

Code:
<?php
foreach ($array as $var => $key) {
   //code
   if (a == b) {
       // code
   } else {
       // code
   }
}

needs less rows (better to forcome RSI)
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« Reply #6 on: Oct 30, 2006, 11:14:49 pm »
I write my codes like this:

<html>
<head>
<title> </title>
</head>
<body bgcolor="#000000" leftmargin="30" topmargin="30" bottommargin="0" rightmargin="0" link="#FFFF00"

alink="#FFFFFF" vlink="#FFFF00">

<font face=arial size=2 color=white>

<?php

/*
*   obtiene el n&#250;mero de identificaci&#243;n del paciente
*/
$id=$_GET['identificacion'];

/*
*   si el n&#250;mero de identificaci&#243;n fu&#233; asignado mediante
*   la forma en html abajo incluida, entonces ejecutamos..
*/
   if($id)
      {
/*
*   hacemos la conexi&#243;n a la base de datos
*/
$conn = mysql_connect("localhost", "root", "");

if (!$conn) {
   echo "La contrase&#241;a de la base de datos o el usuario pueden no existir, error: " . mysql_error();
   exit;
}
 
if (!mysql_select_db("auto_mantenimiento")) {
   echo "Puede no existir la base de datos, error: " . mysql_error();
   exit;
}

/*
*   este query busca los resultados que tengan el username
*   asignado en la forma en html abajo incluida..
*/
$sql = "SELECT * 
       FROM  auto_mtto
       WHERE  identificacion=$id";

$result = mysql_query($sql);

if (!$result) {
   echo "No se pudo correr el query ($sql) en la base de datos, error: " . mysql_error();
   exit;
}

if (mysql_num_rows($result) == 0) {
   echo "No hubo resultados que mostrar.";
   exit;
}

/*
*   imprime los resultados obtenidos (pudiendo incluso ser m&#225;s de un row)
*/
while ($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($result)) {
   echo "el art&#237;culo n&#250;mero: ";
   echo $row["identificacion"];
   echo "<BR>tiene una hora de ejecuci&#243;n a las: ";
   echo $row["hora_ejecucion"];
}

mysql_free_result($result);
      }
?> 


<!--- la forma que trae los resultados mediante el numero de identificacion --->
   <form name="search" action="show.php" method="GET">
     Elegir un ID:<BR>
   <input type="text" name="identificacion" value="">
   <input type="submit" name="submit" value="Buscar"><BR>
   </form>
</font>
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« Reply #7 on: Oct 30, 2006, 11:26:26 pm »
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I write my codes like this:


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« Reply #8 on: Oct 30, 2006, 11:41:47 pm »
thanks man n_n
it takes a little bit more of space in the physical file but oh well.. it's clearer than other formats because of the break lines and everything..
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« Reply #9 on: Oct 31, 2006, 07:17:09 am »
Quote from: eliezer on Oct 30, 2006, 11:41:47 pm
thanks man n_n
it takes a little bit more of space in the physical file but oh well.. it's clearer than other formats because of the break lines and everything..
im learning a lot from this forums!! Grin
absolutly code must be easy to read and clear (always think about that you need to change/and understand the code also 2 years later)
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« Reply #10 on: Oct 31, 2006, 08:05:46 am »
There's always that...
I wouldn't need 2 years to forget what a function does.. considering my short memory it would take a couple of weeks haha.. probably way less than 2 week..
commenting it is very important. I just wonder if there's any way to encrypt my scripts via a password or something so no one read my comments and steal my code.
I'm trying to make money of it sometimes. Wink
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« Reply #11 on: Oct 31, 2006, 06:45:29 pm »
eliezer, this is good when you just "scripting". If you have an application envirenment it should be more than that, and have modules/template system to help you write code more organized and easy.

Anyway regarding your encode question, you can try a compiler like eAccelerator (which is not so good - many times can crash the system) or the Zend encoder which is a little expensive, but does great job Smiley
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« Reply #12 on: Oct 31, 2006, 10:26:25 pm »
Hey Nikolas!
Yeaaah, I had the chance to work for one month at Woodwing (www.woodwing.net) and everything we programmed had to use templates and everything because the programs were translated into about 10-13 languages. So we always used templates, css, includes, etc..

That's the best way to do programming, you change just one or two files and see how all the scripts change. Very useful huh?

I can't afford right now to buy an encoder, but I'll google for free encoders and see if I'm lucky..
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