<?xml version="1.0"?>
<ruleset name="Imbo 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>Ruleset for Imbo</description>
  <rule ref="rulesets/codesize.xml" />
  <rule ref="rulesets/design.xml" />
  <rule ref="rulesets/naming.xml">
    <exclude name="ShortVariable" />
  </rule>
  <rule ref="rulesets/unusedcode.xml" />
</ruleset>

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<ruleset name="Imbo 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>Ruleset for Imbo</description>
  <rule ref="rulesets/codesize.xml" />
  <rule ref="rulesets/design.xml" />
  <rule ref="rulesets/naming.xml">
    <exclude name="ShortVariable" />
  </rule>
  <rule ref="rulesets/unusedcode.xml">
    <exclude name="UnusedFormalParameter" />
  </rule>
</ruleset>

Exclude a rule from PHPMD
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