install

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install php-cs-fixer

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install php-cs-fixer

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · php-cs-fixer · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install php-cs-fixer

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · php-cs-fixer · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Tool to automatically fix PHP coding standards issues

Project links

Commands and aliases

php-cs-fixer

history

Project history and usage

PHP CS Fixer is a command-line formatter and modernization tool that detects and rewrites PHP code to satisfy selected coding-style rules.

Project history

PHP CS Fixer grew in the Symfony ecosystem as an automated response to repetitive coding-style corrections. The official site credits Symfony creator Fabien Potencier and Dariusz Rumiński and carries Sensio Labs copyright dating from 2010 onward.

The project developed an extensive catalog of atomic fixers, named rule sets, dry-run and diff-oriented CI workflows, and migration rules for newer PHP and PHPUnit idioms. It is now maintained in the dedicated PHP-CS-Fixer GitHub organization.

Adoption history

PHP CS Fixer became a common Composer-era project tool: teams install it as a development dependency, commit a shared executable PHP configuration, and run checks or fixes locally and in continuous integration.

Support for PHP-FIG, Symfony, migration, and project-defined rule sets broadened its role from whitespace normalization to repeatable coding-style enforcement and opt-in source modernization.

How it is used

Projects normally commit `.php-cs-fixer.dist.php` as shared configuration; an optional `.php-cs-fixer.php` supplies local overrides and takes precedence.

The `fix` command rewrites files, while `check` or dry-run/diff workflows enforce style in CI. Path selection, caching, parallel execution, and explicit risky-rule controls support both focused and repository-wide runs.

Why package nerds care

Its configuration is executable PHP, allowing projects to compose rules, file discovery, parallelism, risky-fixer policy, and environment-specific overrides in code.

The official documentation recommends project-local Composer installation so every contributor and CI job uses the version expected by the repository.

Timeline

2010: Sensio Labs' copyright history marks the beginning of the PHP CS Fixer project era.
2010s: Composer-based project installation and configurable named rule sets become its standard workflow.
2020s: The project is maintained under the dedicated PHP-CS-Fixer GitHub organization.

Related projects

PHP_CodeSniffer provides an alternative standards-checking architecture and includes the `phpcbf` automatic fixer.
Composer is the officially recommended way to install PHP CS Fixer as a direct project development dependency.

Sources

security posture

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Install behavior

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

Recommended review

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local files

Configuration and credential file locations

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Configuration files

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

Unix: ./.php-cs-fixer.php./.php-cs-fixer.dist.php

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`php-cs-fixer`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

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page generated2026-11-04

manager version3.95.27

manager updated2026-09-22

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upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/PHP-CS-Fixer/PHP-CS-Fixer

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install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:php-cs-fixer
Version	3.95.27
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/php-cs-fixer
Homepage	https://cs.symfony.com/
Repository	https://github.com/PHP-CS-Fixer/PHP-CS-Fixer
Upstream docs	https://cs.symfony.com/
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/PHP-CS-Fixer/PHP-CS-Fixer/releases/download/v3.95.27/php-cs-fixer.phar
Last updated	2026-09-22T12:11:45Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	php
Bottle	available (on all)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	php-cs-fixer
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

source database matches

Other package-manager records

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dnf95%

php-cs-fixer 3.95.23-1.fc46

PHP Coding Standards Fixer

https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/PHP-CS-Fixer

sudo dnf install php-cs-fixer

License: MIT AND BSD-3-Clause
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: noarch
Source Package: php-cs-fixer
7 dependencies
4 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Php Cs Fixer

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: php-cs-fixer from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/652278618dec9c023176a80c435a32a2c8154869fb0eb662c267a54df28d77d9-primary.xml.zst

zypper95%

php-cs-fixer 3.13.0-1.8

PHP Coding Standards Fixer

https://cs.symfony.com/

sudo zypper install php-cs-fixer

License: MIT
Category: Development/Tools/Building
Architecture: noarch
Source Package: php-cs-fixer
3 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Php Cs Fixer

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: php-cs-fixer from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/d310d5a96106e1e8872a385adf98aaa23be9db5d80937a6717314e7e7f37715065c6c748ab7ccee6475d620b46979c0fe64235fc0c46988e17edf659578fcf31-primary.xml.zst

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combined/php-cs-fixer.yml

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