PHP Formatter Online — Format PHP Code

PSR-12 is the de facto coding standard for modern PHP frameworks (Symfony, Laravel, Slim, CakePHP) and the only standard most package maintainers accept. The OpenFormatter PHP formatter applies PSR-12 defaults; PHP-CS-Fixer with the @PSR12 ruleset is the equivalent CLI tool for project-wide enforcement.

How to format PHP — 4 steps

1. Paste your PHP. Copy a class, method, or script into the Input panel. Click Load Sample to try a demo Service class.
2. Click Format. The formatter applies PSR-12 brace placement and 4-space indentation client-side.
3. Review the output. The Output panel shows beautified PHP ready for PhpStorm, VS Code, or your editor of choice.
4. Copy the result. Click Copy to paste the formatted PHP into your editor or pull request.

Side-by-side: unformatted vs PSR-12 PHP

<?php
class Order{public function total():float{$t=0;foreach($this->items as $i){$t+=$i->price;}return $t;}}

<?php
class Order
{
    public function total(): float
    {
        $t = 0;
        foreach ($this->items as $i) {
            $t += $i->price;
        }
        return $t;
    }
}

Common use cases

• check_circleFormat Laravel controllers, models, and migrations to PSR-12
• check_circleReformat Symfony bundle code generated by Maker bundle
• check_circleBeautify Doctrine entities generated by orm:generate-entities
• check_circleClean up WordPress theme PHP for readability before commit
• check_circleFormat legacy PHP 5 code as you migrate to PHP 8
• check_circleReformat PHP copied from documentation or Stack Overflow
• check_circleNormalise PHP after a merge conflict resolution
• check_circleBeautify PHP generated by a code generator or scaffolding tool

Online formatter vs PHP-CS-Fixer vs PHP_CodeSniffer

An online formatter is the fastest tool for one-off snippets — paste, click, copy. PHP-CS-Fixer is the most flexible CLI: configurable rulesets (@PSR12, @Symfony, @Laravel), 200+ rules, runs in CI and as a pre-commit hook. PHP_CodeSniffer (phpcs / phpcbf) is the older alternative with broader ruleset support including WordPress, Drupal, Magento, and Yii. Use this online tool for quick paste-and-format; configure PHP-CS-Fixer in your composer.json for repository-wide enforcement.