diff --git a/examples/post_multiple_values_same_key_without_indexes.php b/examples/post_multiple_values_same_key_without_indexes.php
index 39950cd..5e45ab5 100644
--- a/examples/post_multiple_values_same_key_without_indexes.php
+++ b/examples/post_multiple_values_same_key_without_indexes.php
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <?php
+
 // keywords:
 //   Django: MultiValueDict, QueryDict, request.GET.getlist(), request.POST.getlist()
 //   Python: urllib.urlencode, parse.urlencode
diff --git a/examples/put_large_file_chunked.php b/examples/put_large_file_chunked.php
index 6368e90..020b818 100644
--- a/examples/put_large_file_chunked.php
+++ b/examples/put_large_file_chunked.php
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <?php
+
 // PUT a file using chunked data.
 // See also "examples/receive_large_file_chunked.php".
 
diff --git a/examples/receive_large_file_chunked.php b/examples/receive_large_file_chunked.php
index d5fff18..df1c045 100644
--- a/examples/receive_large_file_chunked.php
+++ b/examples/receive_large_file_chunked.php
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <?php
+
 // Receive PUT file.
 // See also "examples/put_large_file_chunked.php".
 
diff --git a/tests/ruleset.xml b/tests/ruleset.xml
index a52783b..10ddbed 100644
--- a/tests/ruleset.xml
+++ b/tests/ruleset.xml
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@
 
         <!-- TODO: Remove the following exclusion when ArrayUtil functions not in camel caps format like ArrayUtil::is_array_assoc() are removed. -->
         <exclude name="PSR1.Methods.CamelCapsMethodName.NotCamelCaps" />
+
+        <exclude name="Squiz.Functions.MultiLineFunctionDeclaration.BraceOnSameLine" />
+    </rule>
+
+    <!-- Allow side effects and symbols within files in the examples directory. -->
+    <rule ref="PSR1.Files.SideEffects.FoundWithSymbols">
+        <exclude-pattern>./examples/*</exclude-pattern>
     </rule>
 
     <!-- Prohibit long lines in php files. -->