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Phiki: A Powerful PHP-Based Syntax Highlighter for Web and Terminal

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Phiki is a syntax highlighter by Ryan Chandler written in PHP. It uses TextMate grammar file format and Visual Studio Code themes to generate syntax-highlighted code for the web and terminal. Here's an example of the API you can use to pass in a code snippet, language, and theme:

use Phiki\Phiki;
use Phiki\Grammar\Grammar;
use Phiki\Theme\Theme;
 
$phiki = new Phiki();
 
echo $phiki->codeToTerminal(
<<<'PHP'
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
 
Route::get('/', function () {
return view('welcome');
});
PHP,
Grammar::Php,
Theme::GithubDark,
);
 
echo "\n\n";

The results can be output to the terminal with styling matching the selected theme:

Phiki terminal output example with syntax highlighting
Phiki displaying syntax-highlighted PHP code in the terminal using the GitHub Dark theme.

Using the codeToHtml() method, Phiki will return the HTML code (with inline styles) required to display the snippet in HTML. Phiki also supports line numbers, multi-theme support, and more:

Phiki HTML output example with syntax highlighting
Phiki rendering syntax-highlighted code as styled HTML output.

Main Features

  • TextMate Grammar Integration: Utilizes TextMate grammar files
  • Visual Studio Code Theme Support: Applies Visual Studio Code themes for code highlighting
  • Extensive Language and Theme Coverage: Over 200 language grammars and more than 50 themes
  • Web and Terminal Output: Generates syntax-highlighted code for both web and terminal
  • CommonMark Integration: Start using Phiki on your blog or documentation site with very little effort

Learn more about this package, get full installation instructions, and view the source code on GitHub.

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