The highlight_file() function outputs a file with the PHP syntax highlighted.
Syntax
highlight_file(file, return)
Parameters
file − The file name to display.
return − If this parameter is set to true, this function will return the highlighted code as a string, instead of printing it out. default is false.
Return
The highlight_file() function returns the highlighted code as a string instead of printing it. Returns true on success, or false on failure, otherwise.
Example
The following is an example, wherein we are using a test file ("new.php") to output the file with the PHP syntax highlighted.
<html>
<body>
<?php
highlight_file("new.php");
?>
</body>
</html>Output
The output of the browser.
<html>
<body>
<?php
echo ("new.php");
?>
<body>
<html>