A PHP comment in code is a line that is not executed as a part of the program. Its only purpose is to be read by someone who is looking at the code. PHP Comments can be used to:
- Let others understand your code
- Remind yourself of what you did – Most programmers have experienced coming back to their own work a year or two later and having to re-figure out what they did. Comments can remind you of what you were thinking when you wrote the code
PHP supports several ways of commenting:
Example Syntax for single-line comments:
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <?php // This is a single-line comment # This is also a single-line comment ?> </body> </html>
Example Syntax for multiple-line comments:
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <?php /* This is a multiple-lines comment block that spans over multiple lines */ ?> </body> </html>
Example for Using comments to leave out parts of the code:
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <?php // You can also use comments to leave out parts of a code line $x = 5 /* + 15 */ + 5; echo $x; ?> </body> </html>
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