Adds support for the PHP5 language to the SyntaxHighlighter Evolved plugin using the [sourcecode language="php5"] tag and [php5] shortcode.
As of April 2026, SyntaxHighlighter Evolved PHP5 is a WordPress css plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 3.0K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.7+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Last updated 14 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers +….
SyntaxHighlighter Evolved PHP5 is a plugin for self-hosted WordPress that adds support to Alex Mills’ (Viper007) SyntaxHighlighter Evolved plugin for the PHP5 language .
It provides a brush designed to work with the SyntaxHighlighter Evolved WordPress plugin . To be able to use this plugin, you will need the SyntaxHighlighter Evolved plugin installed.
it includes many improvements over the bundled PHP plugin
this plugin does not interfere with the standard bundled version of the PHP hightligher; both versions can be used together, as shown here :live…
| WordPress | 2.7+ requiredTested up to 3.2.1 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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