# runkit_lint_file

(PECL runkit:0.7-0.9)

runkit_lint_file — Check the PHP syntax of the specified file

### Description

bool runkit_lint_file ( string `$filename` )

The runkit_lint_file() function performs a syntax (lint) check on the specified filename testing for scripting errors. This is similar to using php -l from the commandline.

> Note: Sandbox support (required for runkit_lint(), runkit_lint_file(), and the Runkit_Sandbox class) is only available with PHP 5.1 or specially patched versions of PHP 5.0 and requires that thread safety be enabled. See the README file included in the runkit package for more information.

### Parameters

`filename`

  File containing PHP Code to be lint checked

### Return Values

Returns `TRUE` on success or `FALSE` on failure.

### See Also

- runkit_lint()