Free Online PHP Formatter
The PHP formatter applies brace-aware indentation to a PHP script — `{` increases the indent, `}` decreases it, and consecutive blank lines collapse.
Your data is processed entirely in your browser and never sent to any server.
How to Use This Developer Tool
- Paste your PHP into the input area.
- Pick an indent size (2 or 4 spaces).
- Read the formatted output in the right panel.
- Click Copy to send the result to your clipboard.
What Is a PHP Formatter?
This is a fast in-browser formatter for inspecting copied-in PHP, not a replacement for PHP-CS-Fixer or PHP_CodeSniffer in a CI pipeline. It handles the bracketed structure of PHP cleanly: classes, functions, loops, and control flow all indent correctly. Comments and string literals (single, double, heredoc, nowdoc) are preserved verbatim.
Reach for it before pasting a snippet into a code review, when you've copied a chunk out of a server log, or when a one-line WordPress hook needs to become readable so you can understand what it actually does.
Frequently Asked Questions
What coding standards does it follow?
Does it work with PHP 8?
Can it format mixed HTML and PHP?
Published by the WeGotEveryTool team. We build and test every tool in-house and update pages when the underlying spec, formula, or recommendation changes.
Reviewed: May 2026. Disclaimer: this tool is provided as-is for general informational use. For decisions with material consequences (medical, legal, financial, security) verify results against a qualified professional source.
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