phpmd.xml

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<ruleset name="My first PHPMD rule set"
         xmlns="http://pmd.sf.net/ruleset/1.0.0"
         xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
         xsi:schemaLocation="http://pmd.sf.net/ruleset/1.0.0"
         xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://pmd.sf.net/ruleset_xml_schema.xsd">
    <description>
        My custom rule set.
    </description>
    <rule ref="rulesets/cleancode.xml">
        <exclude name="StaticAccess" />
    </rule>
    <rule ref="rulesets/unusedcode.xml" />
    <rule ref="rulesets/codesize.xml">
        <exclude name="TooManyFields" />
        <exclude name="TooManyMethods" />
    </rule>
    <rule ref="rulesets/controversial.xml">
        <exclude name="Superglobals" />
    </rule>
    <rule ref="rulesets/design.xml">
        <exclude name="ExitExpression" />
    </rule>
    <rule ref="rulesets/naming.xml">
        <exclude name="ShortVariable" />
        <exclude name="LongVariable" />
    </rule>
</ruleset>