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+" Vim compiler file
+" Compiler:	PHP
+" Maintainer:	Doug Kearns <djkea2@mugca.its.monash.edu.au>
+" URL:		http://mugca.its.monash.edu.au/~djkea2/vim/compiler/php.vim
+" Last Change:	2004 Sep 05
+
+if exists("current_compiler")
+  finish
+endif
+let current_compiler = "php"
+
+if exists(":CompilerSet") != 2		" older Vim always used :setlocal
+  command -nargs=* CompilerSet setlocal <args>
+endif
+
+let s:cpo_save = &cpo
+set cpo-=C
+
+CompilerSet makeprg=php\ -lq
+
+CompilerSet errorformat=%E<b>Parse\ error</b>:\ %m\ in\ <b>%f</b>\ on\ line\ <b>%l</b><br\ />,
+		       \%W<b>Notice</b>:\ %m\ in\ <b>%f</b>\ on\ line\ <b>%l</b><br\ />,
+		       \%EParse\ error:\ %m\ in\ %f\ on\ line\ %l,
+		       \%WNotice:\ %m\ in\ %f</b>\ on\ line\ %l,
+		       \%-G%.%#
+
+let &cpo = s:cpo_save
+unlet s:cpo_save