Analyse PHP code with PHPStan
Analyse PHP code using the PHPStan playground API at https://api.phpstan.org/analyse . This runs PHPStan across PHP versions 7.2–8.5 and returns errors for each version.
The code to analyse: $ARGUMENTS
Step 1: Prepare the code
Get the PHP code to analyse. If $ARGUMENTS is a file path, read the file contents. The code must start with <?php .
Step 2: Determine settings
Unless the user specified otherwise, use these defaults:
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level: "10" (strictest)
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strictRules: false
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bleedingEdge: false
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treatPhpDocTypesAsCertain: true
If the user asked for strict rules or bleeding edge, set those to true .
Step 3: Call the playground API
Submit the code via POST:
curl -s -X POST 'https://api.phpstan.org/analyse'
-H 'Content-Type: application/json'
-d '{
"code": "<PHP code, JSON-escaped>",
"level": "<level>",
"strictRules": <true|false>,
"bleedingEdge": <true|false>,
"treatPhpDocTypesAsCertain": <true|false>,
"saveResult": true
}'
The code value must be properly JSON-escaped (escape quotes, backslashes, newlines).
Step 4: Parse the response
The response JSON contains:
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versionedErrors — array of objects, one per PHP version, each with:
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phpVersion — integer encoding: e.g. 80400 = PHP 8.4, 70400 = PHP 7.4
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errors — array of error objects with message , line , identifier , tip (optional), ignorable
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id — UUID for the saved result
Convert phpVersion integers to readable strings: Math.floor(v / 10000) . Math.floor((v % 10000) / 100) .
Step 5: Present results as markdown
Output the results in this format:
Playground link
https://phpstan.org/r/<id>
Settings used
Level: <level> | Strict rules: yes/no | Bleeding edge: yes/no
Errors
Group consecutive PHP versions that have identical errors (same messages, lines, and identifiers) into ranges. For example, if PHP 7.2–8.3 all report the same errors, show them as one group.
If all PHP versions report identical errors, show a single group:
All PHP versions (no differences):
Line Error Identifier
10 Parameter #1 $foo expects string, int given.
argument.type
If errors differ across versions, show separate groups:
PHP 8.0 – 8.5:
Line Error Identifier
10 Parameter #1 $foo expects string, int given.
argument.type
PHP 7.2 – 7.4:
No errors.
If there are no errors on any PHP version, say: No errors found on any PHP version.