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brew install phpstan

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Linux

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nix profile install nixpkgs#phpstan

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overview

Package summary

PHP Static Analysis Tool

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phpstan

history

Project history and usage

PHPStan is a static analyzer for PHP that infers types and reports potential defects without running the analyzed application.

Project history

Ondřej Mirtes first released PHPStan in 2016 as a static analyzer focused on finding PHP bugs without executing the program. A dedicated documentation site followed in 2020, version 1.0 marked six years of development in 2021, and version 2.0 expanded the rule-level model in 2024.

Adoption history

PHPStan's graduated rule levels let teams introduce analysis incrementally, while baselines let established codebases enforce stricter checks on new work without first repairing every historical finding. Composer installation and a library of framework-specific extensions fit normal PHP project workflows.

How it is used

Projects commonly install PHPStan as a Composer development dependency, run `analyse` against source and test directories, and choose a rule level from 0 through 10. NEON configuration controls paths and behavior, while a generated baseline can suppress existing findings during gradual adoption.

Why package nerds care

PHPStan helped make whole-program static analysis a routine PHP development dependency. Package-oriented users care about its self-contained PHAR, Composer distribution, NEON configuration, extension ecosystem, and explicit compatibility between analyzer, PHP language, and framework versions.

Timeline

2016: First public release.
2020: Dedicated PHPStan documentation website launched.
2021: PHPStan 1.0 released after six years of development.
2024: PHPStan 2.0 introduced level 10 and further type-system improvements.

Related projects

Composer is the recommended installation path and enables PHPStan extensions.
Framework and library extensions supply more precise type information and rules.
PHPStan Pro provides a web interface for browsing findings, including baselined errors.

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for phpstan. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.

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Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: ./phpstan.neon./phpstan.neon.dist./phpstan.dist.neon./phpstan-baseline.neon

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`phpstan`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-11-04

manager version2.3.4

manager updated2026-11-03

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/phpstan/phpstan

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install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:phpstan
Version	2.3.4
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/phpstan
Homepage	https://phpstan.org/
Repository	https://github.com/phpstan/phpstan
Upstream docs	https://phpstan.org/
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/phpstan/phpstan/releases/download/2.3.5/phpstan.phar
Last updated	2026-11-03T14:54:37Z
Pulse	updated
Bottle	available (on all)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

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Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	phpstan
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

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Combined YAML source

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combined/phpstan.yml

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