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phpDocumentor 2 vs Sphinx

A side-by-side look at phpDocumentor 2 and Sphinx. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

phpDocumentor 2

phpDocumentor 2

Development

phpDocumentor 2 is an open source documentation generator for PHP code. It analyzes PHP source code to automatically generate documentation in HTML with links between the different elements.

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Sphinx

Sphinx

Development

Sphinx is an open-source documentation generator and static site generator. It uses reStructuredText as its markup language and is commonly used to create technical documentation for software projects. Sphinx supports output formats like HTML, PDF, ePub and more.

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