code highlighting on page?

[renfley]

Im trying to show code on my website that is properly displayed with highlighting

 

ExaMPLE: http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.mysql-affected-rows.php

 

That is exactly what i am looking for, i wana be able to post example code

 

Any help Would be Freaking Awsome Thx

[GetPutDelete]

Here you go http://php.net/manual/en/function.highlight-string.php

 

Can I have my freaking awesome cookie now?

[renfley]

i figured you send me to that LOL maybe i should re ask LOL

<?php

$codeToHighlight = "

<?php

echo 'This is a simple Echo Statment';

?>";

highlight_string($codeToHighlight);

?>

This will work fine but when i replace ' with " i get a bunch of errors? i was more or less looking for an alternative?

[ignace]

That's because you should use \" instead of "

[premiso]

Not sure if this helps, but you can use HEREDOC syntax:

 

<?php
$string = <<<CODE
<?php
echo "Test'";
?>
CODE;

highlight_string($string);
?>

 

Which should alleviate worrying about quotes etc.

[GetPutDelete]

Escape the double quote by using a backslash (\) before it, PHP will then skip over it without thinking it is the end of a string.

[renfley]

premiso your solution works up to the point where one would wanna create a variable then the code wont show

try this

<?php

$string = <<<CODE

<?php

$con= (andre)

echo "Test";

?>

CODE;

 

highlight_string($string);

?>

 

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[renfley]

Solution !!!!!!!!!!

 

in order to get everything included in the highlight field without worrying about hacks you can simply do the following

 

Save the following as a regular text file in my case

dbconnect.txt

 

<?php

$link = mysql_connect('localhost', 'mysql_user', 'mysql_password');

if (!$link) {

    die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error());

}

echo 'Connected successfully';

mysql_close($link);

?>

 

Then insert this little code

<?php

highlight_file("code/dbconnect.txt");

?>

And voila no need to worry about modifying your code for it to look the right way!

 

 

[premiso]

Putting it into the file seems to be the wise choice.

 

If, however, you plan on just displaying that file highlighted, you should be able to rename it to .phps (you may have to modify the apache httpd.conf and add the type) and it should show the source highlighted just fine.