# phan > A static analysis tool for PHP. > More information: . - Generate a `.phan/config.php` in the current directory: `phan --init` - Generate a Phan configuration file using a specific level (1 being strictest to 5 being the least strict): `phan --init --init-level {{level}}` - Analyze the current directory: `phan` - Analyze one or more directories: `phan --directory {{path/to/directory}} --directory {{path/to/another_directory}}` - Specify a configuration file (defaults to `.phan/config.php`): `phan --config-file {{path/to/config.php}}` - Specify the output mode: `phan --output-mode {{text|verbose|json|csv|codeclimate|checkstyle|pylint|html}}` - Specify the number of parallel processes: `phan --processes {{number_of_processes}}`