PHP parsing technique

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Can any one give me some idea about how does a php file get parsed? I'm actually looking for the finite state machine structure for the parser. If anyone has any idea please share.

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 09 '11 at 09:26

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PHP uses bison/yacc to generate a parser. Have a look at the grammar here: http://svn.php.net/viewvc/php/php-src/trunk/Zend/zend_language_parser.y?view=markup

answered Jul 09 '11 at 09:26

halfdan

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score 1 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:24

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You better use an existing one:

Any decent PHP parser written in PHP?

edited May 23 '17 at 10:24

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answered Jul 09 '11 at 09:26

Karoly Horvath

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PHP parsing technique

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