PHP Multiline Comments
Multi-line Comments
Multi-line comments start with /*
and end with */
.
Any text between /*
and */
will be ignored.
The following example uses a multi-line comment as an explanation:
Example
Multi-line comment as an explanation:
/*
The next statement will
print a welcome message
*/
echo "Welcome Home!";
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Multi-line Comments to Ignore Code
We can use multi-line comments to prevent blocks of code from being executed:
Example
Multi-line comment to ignore code:
/*
echo "Welcome to my home!";
echo "Mi casa su casa!";
*/
echo "Hello!";
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Comments in the Middle of the Code
The multi-line comment syntax can also be used to prevent execution of parts inside a code-line:
Example
The + 15
part will be ignored in the
calculation:
$x = 5 /* + 15 */ + 5;
echo $x;
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