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The highlight_file() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to highlight the syntax of file. The syntax is highlighted by using HTML tags. Syntax:

highlight_file( $filename, $return )

Parameters: This function accepts two parameters as mentioned above and described below:

  • $filename: It is required parameter. It specifies the file whose content to be displayed.
  • $return: It is optional and boolean parameter. Its default value is FALSE. If it is set to TRUE, instead of printing it out, this function will return the highlighted code as a string.

Return Value: It returns TRUE on success, or returns FALSE on failure. If $return is set to TRUE, it will return the highlighted code as a string. Note:

  • This function is available on PHP 4.0.0 and newer version.
  • The colors used for highlighting the PHP syntax can be set with the ini_set() function or in the php.ini file.
  • With this function entire file will be displayed, that may include sensitive data like passwords etc.

Example 1: Save the given code using name server.php and run the program. 

php




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
 
<body>
    <?php
        highlight_file("geeks.php");
    ?>
</body>
 
</html>


Output: Example 2: Save the given code using name geeks.php

php




<?php
 
// Loading XML document to $user
$user = <<<XML
<user>
    <username>Username</username>
    <name>Firstname Lastname</name>
    <phone>+91-9876543210</phone>
    <detail font-color="blue" font="awesome-fonts"
            font-size="24px">
        Noida, India
    </detail>
</user>
XML;
 
// Loading the string as simple xml object
$xml = simplexml_load_string($user);
 
// Print the children
foreach($xml->children() as $child) {
    echo "child node:".$child."</br>";
}
 
?>


Use the above filename in the below program to highlight the syntax. 

php




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
 
<body>
    <?php
        highlight_file("geeks.php");
    ?>
</body>
 
</html>


Output: Reference: https://php.net/manual/en/function.highlight-file.php



Last Updated : 29 Dec, 2022
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