Last modified: 08 September 2023

Reports coding style problems detected by PHP Mess Detector.

The inspection requires PHP Mess Detector to be properly installed and set up in the IDE under Settings | PHP | Quality Tools | Mess Detector.

For more information about installing PHP Mess Detector, refer to PHP Mess Detector installation (phpmd.org) for details.

You can use a predefined set of rules or add your own by specifying valid ruleset.xml files. See the rules index (phpmd.org) and How to create a custom rule set (phpmd.org) for details.

Suppress an inspection in the editor

1. Place the caret at the highlighted line and press AltEnter or click .

2. Click the arrow next to the inspection you want to suppress and select the necessary suppress action.