PHP_CodeSniffer: Failed opening 'PHP/CodeSniffer/autoload.php' for inclusion (include_path='.:')

I previously had PHPCS running on OS X by following the steps found at https://viastudio.com/configure-php-codesniffer-for-mac-os-x/. I got a new laptop and installed by following those steps, but now when I attempt to run receive the following error messages:

Warning: include_once(PHP/CodeSniffer/autoload.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /usr/local/bin/phpcs on line 14

Warning: include_once(): Failed opening 'PHP/CodeSniffer/autoload.php' for inclusion (include_path='.:') in /usr/local/bin/phpcs on line 14

Fatal error: Class 'PHP_CodeSniffer\Runner' not found in /usr/local/bin/phpcs on line 17

My other laptop was also running OS X Sierra, so I don’t think that’s the issue, but not positive.

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Thanks @gsherwood! I had followed the fix include_path errors step, but as you suggested it looks like I was modifying the wrong php.ini file. Adding include_path = "/usr/local/pear/share/pear" to /etc/php.ini did the trick.

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lstanard on May 5, 2017

@StevenGAO95 I ran php -i which will give you data about your local php configuration, including which php.ini file is being loaded. For me it returned /etc/php.ini, which didn’t actually exist, so I had to copy /etc/php.ini.default to /etc/php.ini and then searched for include_path in that file, which was commented out, and added include_path = "/usr/local/pear/share/pear".

lstanard on May 16, 2017

While I add include_path in my php.ini, it was not solve the problem. I solve this problem only do this in my pear path:

ln -s share/pear/PHP/ PHP

fynncfchen on Jul 31, 2017

@lstanard the below worked for me: ln -s ~/.composer/vendor/squizlabs/php_codesniffer/bin/phpcs /usr/local/bin/phpcs ln -s ~/.composer/vendor/squizlabs/php_codesniffer/bin/phpcbf /usr/local/bin/phpcbf

sean-ww on May 4, 2017

For anyone having errors with phpcs autoloader on mac os x high sierra, do in terminal:

echo ‘include_path = “.:‘pear config-get php_dir’”’ | sudo tee -a /etc/php.ini

This assumes you are using native php which came with high sierra.

asrar7787 on Feb 27, 2018

In MacOS I could fix it by this line (by specifying version): include_path = ".:/usr/local/share/pear@7.2"

mbrostami on Jun 5, 2019

I do all PHPCS development on macOS Sierra, so there is no problem with the OS that would stop you running it.

It looks like you don’t have your include_path set properly in PHP (the error indicates you don’t have one set at all). You’ll need to make sure you’ve done the Fix the include_path errors step of the guide. If you have, then the php.ini that PHP is using is not the one that you’ve modified. Run php -i and look near the top for the loaded config files to see which one to use.

gsherwood on May 4, 2017

For anyone having errors with phpcs autoloader on mac os x high sierra, do in terminal:

echo ‘include_path = “.:‘pear config-get php_dir’”’ | sudo tee -a /etc/php.ini

This assumes you are using native php which came with high sierra.

This almost worked for me, but the 'pear config-get php_dir' was “hard-coded” on php.ini 😕

So I got the Pear path running $pear config-get php_dir and ran your command with my “PEAR PATH”, something like this:

$ echo 'include_path = ".:/Users/[my-user]/pear/share/pear"' | sudo tee -a /etc/php.ini

and now worked, thanks 😃

jonaswebdev on Nov 6, 2018

@0xcrypto I’m on Antergos and this worked for me too.

mattwelke on Jan 12, 2018