phpmd-ruleset.xml

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<ruleset name="My 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
                     http://pmd.sf.net/ruleset_xml_schema.xsd"
         xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="
                     http://pmd.sf.net/ruleset_xml_schema.xsd">
    <description>
        My rule set that checks my awesome code! 
    </description>

    <rule ref="rulesets/codesize.xml" />
    <rule ref="rulesets/design.xml" />
    <rule ref="rulesets/unusedcode.xml" />

    <!--Example on how to change properties in rules:-->
    <!--<rule ref="rulesets/codesize.xml/CyclomaticComplexity">-->
        <!--<priority>1</priority>-->
        <!--<properties>-->
            <!--<property name="reportLevel" value="5" />-->
        <!--</properties>-->
    <!--</rule>-->

    <!-- Import rule set and exclude  some rules -->
    <rule ref="rulesets/naming.xml">
        <exclude name="ShortVariable" />
        <exclude name="LongVariable" />
    </rule>

    <rule ref="rulesets/cleancode.xml">
        <exclude name="StaticAccess" />
        <exclude name="ElseExpression" />
    </rule>

    <rule ref="rulesets/controversial.xml">
        <exclude name="CamelCasePropertyName" />
        <exclude name="CamelCaseMethodName" />
        <!--<exclude name="CamelCaseParameterName" />-->
        <!--<exclude name="CamelCaseVariableName" />-->
    </rule>

</ruleset>