diff --git a/generate_api_docs.php b/generate_api_docs.php
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+<?php
+$output_directory = "api_documentation/trunk";
+$parse_directory = "lib";
+$template = 'HTML:Smarty:Doctrine';
+$title = 'Doctrine Documentation';
+
+$command = "phpdoc -pp on -s on -dn Doctrine -d $parse_directory -ti $title -t $output_directory -o $template";
+
+@exec($command);
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