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 ## Coding Standards
 
-Please use [PSR-2](http://www.php-fig.org/psr/psr-2/) coding style.
+Please follow existing coding standards:
+
+- Spaces around operators and control blocks:
+    ```php
+    if ($condition) {
+
+    }
+    ```
+- Braces on the same line. The exception to this rule is for long conditions.
+- Line lengths have a soft 80 limit and hard 120 length.
+- PHP constants should be in lowercase; `true`, `false` and `null`.
+- Defined constants should always be in uppercase.