PHP syntax check on save option

[pdillinger]

Greetings,

I've been wondering if we could setting on the PHP settings tab (or maybe per project) that forces a PHP syntax check on save for .php files. I've gotten in to the habit of running a PHP syntax check before saving source files, but I would really like it if when I clicked save it just ran. If the syntax check failed it could give me a warning dialog letting me know that syntax check failed and asking me if I'm sure I want to save. Otherwise it would save normally. Maybe just a single button like the "Save and upload to FTP" could be added that would do exactly the same thing. I think this would be a great feature and it seems very simple to implement.

[xtom]

I think that would be a good option to have. I normally save without checking, then upload and then realise I've got a syntax error. This could be a real time saver. The check seems to run pretty fast too so I don't think it would slow down saving too much.

[pdillinger]

I think that would be a good option to have. I normally save without checking, then upload and then realise I've got a syntax error. This could be a real time saver. The check seems to run pretty fast too so I don't think it would slow down saving too much.

You're right, it is pretty fast. Even on files that are 3000+ lines long it doesn't take very long. On my laptop it seems to run about a second per 1000 lines of code. Well worth the extra (transparent) second when it eliminates the simple (and easy to miss) mistakes.