# parsekit_compile_file

(PECL parsekit:0.2-1.2)

parsekit_compile_file — Compile a string of PHP code and return the resulting op array

### Description

array parsekit_compile_file ( string `$filename` [, array `&$errors` [, int `$options` ]] )
Warning

This function is EXPERIMENTAL. The behaviour of this function, the name of this function, and anything else documented about this function may change without notice in a future release of PHP. Use this function at your own risk.

### Parameters

`filename`

  A string containing the name of the file to compile. Similar to the argument to include().

`errors`

  A 2D hash of errors (including fatal errors) encountered during compilation. Returned by reference.

`options`

  One of either `PARSEKIT_QUIET` or `PARSEKIT_SIMPLE`. To produce varying degrees of verbosity in the returned output.

### Return Values

Returns a complex multi-layer array structure as detailed below.

### Examples

Example#1 parsekit_compile_file() example

`<?php
var_dump(parsekit_compile_file('hello_world.php', $errors, PARSEKIT_SIMPLE));
?>`

The above example will output:

    array(5) {
      [0]=>
      string(37) "ZEND_ECHO UNUSED 'Hello World' UNUSED"
      [1]=>
      string(30) "ZEND_RETURN UNUSED NULL UNUSED"
      [2]=>
      string(42) "ZEND_HANDLE_EXCEPTION UNUSED UNUSED UNUSED"
      ["function_table"]=>
      NULL
      ["class_table"]=>
      NULL
    }

### See Also

- parsekit_compile_string()