Okay i am working on a website which will display small snippets of php code and allow people to download the complete version, or depending on size just display the whole php code.

What i am trying to find out is how to create the code block on normal PHP/HTML pages which will show the php code in syntax coloring if that is what you call it.

PHP Code:

<?php 
echo "kinda like this"; 
?>

highlight_file() is the function you will need.

thanks that is what i was looking for

Also note there is a highlight_string()

the way i am setting it up is like so
cause i am putting the info i want to call for the display in the array, just set it up with the test to make sure it works right.

PHP Code:

<?php
$code = $_GET['code'];
$code_array = array(
                'test' => 'code/test.php',
                );
if(!$code || !array_key_exists($code,$code_array)){
include('pages/code/list.php');
define('stop','stop');
}
else {
$getcode = $code_array[ $code ];
}

if(!defined('stop') == 'stop'){ ?>
<style type="text/css">
<!--
.style1 {color: #FFFFFF}
-->
</style>
<p>This Code is avalible for free, just keep the Copywrite in Place</p>
<p> <?php 
echo 'The Code File Selected is: ';
echo $_GET['code'];
?></p>
<iframe src="pages/dispcode.php?code=<?php echo $getcode ; ?>" name="CodeBlock" width="650" height="600" scrolling="auto" frameborder="1" class="style1">
TEXT FOR NON-COMPATIBLE BROWSERS HERE</iframe>
<?
}
?>

I don't know arrays (just never learned them) so I'm not sure if it'll work or not, do you have a working example anywhere?
Just a touch of knowledge here:
echo 'The Code File Selected is: ';
echo $_GET['code'];
Can be shortened to:
echo 'The Code File Selected is: '.$_GET['code'];

i have a working example on this computer running on my apache 2.2 web server. i dont have it uploaded anywhere on the net though.

http://code.google.com/p/orangevolt-syntax-highlight/