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PHP Beautifier

Beautify, format, and clean up your PHP code instantly in a secure, client-side environment.

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About PHP Beautifier

PHP Beautifier is a free online tool that takes minified, obfuscated, or inconsistently indented PHP code and reformats it into clean, readable source. It restores proper indentation, consistent brace placement, and sensible spacing around operators — the same output you would expect from running a code-style tool locally, but with no installation required.

The tool is built for the moments PHP source becomes hard to read: a minified vendor script you need to audit, a legacy WordPress plugin with no whitespace, or a colleague's patch that skipped code-style rules. Because the tool also includes a Minify mode, you can go in the other direction too — stripping comments and collapsing whitespace before deploying to a production server that does not run an autoloader optimizer. You can choose between 2-space, 4-space (the PSR-2/PSR-12 standard), or tab indentation to match your project's style guide.

All formatting runs entirely in your browser. Your PHP source code is never transmitted to a server, stored, or logged, so you can safely paste proprietary application logic, credentials-adjacent configuration, or client code without any privacy risk. There is no account, no rate limit, and no charge — paste, click Beautify, and copy.

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Key Features

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Beautify and Minify in one tool

Switch between formatting for readability and compressing for deployment without leaving the page. Most formatters do one or the other.

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PHP-aware indentation

Handles PHP-specific constructs — namespaces, use statements, match expressions, arrow functions, and typed properties — correctly rather than treating the file as generic JavaScript.

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Three indentation styles

Choose 2 spaces, 4 spaces (PSR-12 standard), or tabs. The selection persists between conversions so you can format a whole batch consistently.

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File upload and download

Load a .php file directly from your machine instead of copy-pasting, then download the formatted result as a named .php file ready to drop back into your project.

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100% client-side processing

Formatting is performed in the browser using js-beautify. No PHP code is sent to any server, making it safe for proprietary application logic and internal scripts.

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Comment-stripping on minify

The Minify mode removes both single-line (//) and block (/* */) comments before collapsing whitespace, producing a leaner output than simple whitespace removal alone.

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How to Use

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Paste Your PHP

Copy your minified or messy PHP code and paste it into the input editor on the left.

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Beautify or Minify

Click "Beautify" to format with proper indentation, or "Minify" to compress for production.

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Copy the Result

Use the copy button to grab your formatted PHP, or download it as a .php file.

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Example

A minified Laravel-style controller class is expanded into readable PSR-12 formatted PHP with 4-space indentation and proper brace placement.

Minified PHP input
<?php namespace App\Controllers;use App\Models\User;class UserController{public function index():array{$users=User::where('active',true)->get();return['status'=>'success','data'=>$users->toArray()];}}
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namespace App\Controllers;
use App\Models\User;

class UserController {
    public function index(): array {
        $users = User::where('active', true)->get();
        return [
            'status' => 'success',
            'data' => $users->toArray()
        ];
    }
}
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Common Use Cases

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    Auditing minified vendor scripts

    Third-party PHP libraries are often distributed as single minified files. Beautify them before reading so you can follow control flow, verify security, and understand what the code actually does.

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    Standardising legacy WordPress or Drupal plugins

    Older plugin code predates PSR standards and mixes tabs, spaces, and inconsistent bracing. Format it to a consistent style before refactoring or handing it to another developer.

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    Preparing PHP for production deployment

    Use Minify mode to strip comments and collapse whitespace from scripts that are served directly without an opcode cache, shaving bytes from files that cannot be bundled.

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    Reviewing patches from mixed-style teams

    When contributors use different editors, a diff can be impossible to read because of whitespace noise. Re-format both versions with the same indent setting before diffing.

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    Learning PHP by reading open-source code

    Downloaded source from GitHub is not always well-formatted. Paste it in and beautify before stepping through it so the structure is immediately visible.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is a PHP Beautifier? expand_more
A PHP Beautifier is a tool that takes minified, compressed, or poorly formatted PHP code and restructures it with consistent indentation, proper brace placement, and clean spacing to make it readable and maintainable.
Does this tool handle PHP-specific syntax? expand_more
Yes. The beautifier correctly handles PHP constructs including classes, namespaces, use statements, arrow functions, match expressions, and type declarations.
Is my PHP code secure? expand_more
Yes. All formatting is performed locally in your browser using js-beautify. Your PHP code never leaves your machine and is not sent to any external server.
Can I choose the indentation style? expand_more
Yes. Choose between 2 spaces, 4 spaces (the PSR-2/PSR-12 standard), or tab-based indentation using the selector in the toolbar.
Can I upload a PHP file? expand_more
Yes. Click the upload button to load a .php or .phtml file directly from your computer into the editor, then download the formatted result when done.
How is PHP Beautifier different from the JS Formatter or CSS Formatter? expand_more
The JS Formatter and CSS Formatter are optimised for their respective languages and understand JavaScript/CSS-specific syntax rules. PHP Beautifier is tuned for PHP files — it handles the <?php opening tag, PHP namespaces, dollar-sign variables, and PHP-style comments correctly, whereas a generic JS formatter may mishandle these constructs.
Does the Minify mode produce deployment-ready PHP? expand_more
The Minify mode removes comments and collapses whitespace, which is useful for simple scripts. For large PHP applications, a proper build pipeline with opcache and a tool like php-minify is more appropriate. Use this tool for quick manual minification or before checking in a small utility script.
Does it support PHP 8 syntax like match expressions and named arguments? expand_more
The underlying js-beautify library parses PHP as structured code and handles most PHP 8 syntax correctly for formatting purposes. Match expressions, null-safe operators, and union types are preserved — the formatter only changes whitespace and indentation, not the code logic.