diff --git a/ph7.go b/ph7.go
index d2a4bc7..20c4f37 100644
--- a/ph7.go
+++ b/ph7.go
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@ type Error struct {
 	Code ResultCode
 }
 
-// TODO create a CompileError that contains the error log text
-
 func newError(code C.int) error {
 	if code == C.PH7_OK {
 		return nil
@@ -100,7 +98,12 @@ func (e *Engine) ErrLog() (string, error) {
 	return C.GoStringN(s, n), nil
 }
 
-// TODO All the ph7_config verbs
+/*
+We don't bother ph7_config verbs other than PH7_CONFIG_ERR_LOG.
+PH7_CONFIG_ERR_OUTPUT is another way of getting compile error messages,
+which we don't need separately from returning CompileError values.
+PH7_CONFIG_ERR_ABORT doesn't do anything.
+*/
 
 func (e *Engine) compileError(code C.int) error {
 	switch code {
@@ -135,6 +138,23 @@ func (e *Engine) Compile(source []byte, phpOnly bool) (*VM, error) {
 	return newVM(cvm), nil
 }
 
+func (e *Engine) CompileFile(path string, phpOnly bool) (*VM, error) {
+	cpath := C.CString(path)
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(cpath))
+
+	var flags C.int
+	if phpOnly {
+		flags |= C.PH7_PHP_ONLY
+	}
+	var cvm *C.ph7_vm
+	err := e.compileError(C.ph7_compile_file((*C.ph7)(e), cpath, &cvm, flags))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return newVM(cvm), nil
+}
+
 // TODO (*Engine).CompileFile
 
 func (e *Engine) Close() error {
diff --git a/ph7_test.go b/ph7_test.go
index 48ca19d..acdb7f3 100644
--- a/ph7_test.go
+++ b/ph7_test.go
@@ -84,6 +84,18 @@ func TestCore(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestCompileFile(t *testing.T) {
+	engine, err := ph7.NewEngine()
+	mustSucceed(t, err)
+	defer mustSucceedF(t, engine.Close)
+
+	vm, err := engine.CompileFile("testdata/test_compile_file.php", false)
+	mustSucceed(t, err)
+	defer mustSucceedF(t, vm.Close)
+
+	expectOutput(t, vm, "Hello world!")
+}
+
 func TestCompileError(t *testing.T) {
 	engine, err := ph7.NewEngine()
 	mustSucceed(t, err)
diff --git a/testdata/test_compile_file.php b/testdata/test_compile_file.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b78b60b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/test_compile_file.php
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<?php echo 'Hello world!'; ?>
\ No newline at end of file