**An extremely fast PHP linter, formatter, and static analyzer, written in Rust.**
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**Mago** is a comprehensive toolchain for PHP that helps developers write better code. Inspired by the Rust ecosystem, Mago brings speed, reliability, and an exceptional developer experience to PHP projects of all sizes.
## Table of Contents
- [Installation](#installation)
- [Getting Started](#getting-started)
- [Features](#features)
- [Our Sponsors](#our-sponsors)
- [Contributing](#contributing)
- [Inspiration & Acknowledgements](#inspiration--acknowledgements)
- [License](#license)
## Installation
The most common way to install Mago on macOS and Linux is by using our shell script:
```sh
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://carthage.software/mago.sh | bash
```
To install a specific version:
```sh
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://carthage.software/mago.sh | bash -s -- --version=1.57.0
```
For all other installation methods, including Homebrew, Composer, and Cargo, please refer to our official **[Installation Guide](https://mago.carthage.software/latest/en/guide/installation/)**.
## Getting Started
To get started with Mago and learn how to configure your project, please visit our **[Getting Started Guide](https://mago.carthage.software/latest/en/guide/getting-started/)** in the official documentation.
## Features
- ⚡️ Extremely Fast: Built in Rust for maximum performance.
- 🔍 Lint: Identify issues in your codebase with customizable rules.
- 🔬 Static Analysis: Perform deep analysis of your codebase to catch potential type errors and bugs.
- 🛠️ Automated Fixes: Apply fixes for many lint issues automatically.
- 📜 Formatting: Automatically format your code to adhere to best practices and style guides.
- 🧠 Semantic Checks: Ensure code correctness with robust semantic analysis.
- 🌳 CST Visualization: Explore your code’s structure with Concrete Syntax Tree (CST) parsing.
## Our Sponsors
[See all sponsors](SPONSORS.md)
## Contributing
Mago is a community-driven project, and we welcome contributions! Whether you're reporting bugs, suggesting features, writing documentation, or submitting code, your help is valued.
- See our [Contributing Guide](./CONTRIBUTING.md) to get started.
- Join the discussion on [Discord](https://discord.gg/mwyyjr27eu).
## Inspiration & Acknowledgements
Mago stands on the shoulders of giants. Our design and functionality are heavily inspired by pioneering tools in both the Rust and PHP ecosystems.
### Inspirations:
- [Clippy](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy): For its comprehensive linting approach.
- [OXC](https://github.com/oxc-project/oxc/): A major inspiration for building a high-performance toolchain in Rust.
- [Hakana](https://github.com/slackhq/hakana/): For its deep static analysis capabilities.
### Acknowledgements:
We deeply respect the foundational work of tools like [PHP-CS-Fixer](https://github.com/PHP-CS-Fixer/PHP-CS-Fixer), [Psalm](https://github.com/vimeo/psalm), [PHPStan](https://github.com/phpstan/phpstan), and [PHP_CodeSniffer](https://github.com/PHPCSStandards/PHP_CodeSniffer). While Mago aims to offer a unified and faster alternative, these tools paved the way for modern PHP development.
## License
Mago is dual-licensed under your choice of the following:
- MIT License ([LICENSE-MIT](./LICENSE-MIT))
- Apache License, Version 2.0 ([LICENSE-APACHE](./LICENSE-APACHE))