eXplain

eXplain

PKS Software
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About

​PHPStan is an open source static analysis tool for PHP that identifies bugs in your codebase without the need for writing tests. It thoroughly scans your entire code, detecting both obvious and subtle issues, including those in rarely executed conditional statements that tests might not cover. By integrating PHPStan into your development environment and continuous integration pipelines, you can prevent bugs from reaching production. It is compatible with legacy codebases, even those lacking an autoloader, and facilitates gradual improvement through configurable rule levels. This approach allows developers to incrementally enhance code quality without being overwhelmed by numerous errors on the initial run. ​PHPStan supports advanced PHP features ahead of their official release, such as generics, array shapes, and checked exceptions, by leveraging PHPDocs. It also offers extensions for popular frameworks like Symfony, Laravel, and Doctrine, ensuring comprehensive understanding.

About

eXplain is a specialized code-analysis and legacy-system evaluation tool from PKS Software GmbH, designed to deeply analyze, map, document, and assess legacy applications, especially on mainframe platforms such as IBM i (AS/400) and IBM Z, so organizations can understand what lives in their software, how it’s structured, and what parts are worth keeping, refactoring or retiring. It imports existing source code into an independent “eXplain server”, no need to install anything on the host system, then uses advanced parsers to examine languages like COBOL, PL/I, Assembler, Natural, RPG, JCL, and others, along with data about databases (Db2, Adabas, IMS), job-schedulers, transaction monitors, and more. eXplain builds a central repository that becomes a knowledge hub; from there, it generates cross-language dependency graphs, data-flow maps, interface analyses, clusterings of related modules, and detailed object-and-resource usage reports.

Platforms Supported

Windows Not Supported
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iPad Not Supported
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Platforms Supported

Windows Not Supported
Mac Not Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Audience

PHP developers in need of a solution to enhance code quality by identifying and resolving bugs through static analysis

Audience

IT organizations, architects, and software-maintenance teams seeking a tool to modernize, refactor, or safely retire legacy systems

Support

Phone Support Not Supported
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Support

Phone Support Supported
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API

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API

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Pricing

Free
Free Version Supported
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Pricing

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Training

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Training

Documentation Supported
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Company Information

PHPStan
United States
phpstan.org

Company Information

PKS Software
Founded: 1991
Germany
www.pks.de/en/kompetenzen/software-analyse-explain

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Categories

Code Quality Supported

Categories

Integrations

C Not Supported
C++ Not Supported
COBOL Not Supported
CakePHP Supported
Doctrine Supported
Drupal Supported
HTML Not Supported
IBM Power Servers Not Supported
IBM Z Not Supported
IBM i Not Supported
Java Not Supported
Laminas Supported
Laravel Supported
Magento Supported
PHPUnit Supported
PostgreSQL Not Supported
Rexx Systems Not Supported
SQL Not Supported
Symfony Supported
WordPress Supported

Integrations

C Supported
C++ Supported
COBOL Supported
CakePHP Not Supported
Doctrine Not Supported
Drupal Not Supported
HTML Supported
IBM Power Servers Supported
IBM Z Supported
IBM i Supported
Java Supported
Laminas Not Supported
Laravel Not Supported
Magento Not Supported
PHPUnit Not Supported
PostgreSQL Supported
Rexx Systems Supported
SQL Supported
Symfony Not Supported
WordPress Not Supported
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