php comments

Comments in PHP code

A comment in php code is a line that is not read/ excuted as part of the program. it's only purpose is to be read someone who is looking at the code.

Comments can be used to :

Lets other understand what are you doing
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 support several ways of commenting :

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>

<title> PHP comments </title>

</head>
<body>

<h1> </h1>

<?php

// This is a single line comment

# This is also a single line comment

/*

This is a multiple-lines comment blocks that spans over multiple lines.

*/

// You can also use comments to leave out parts of a code

$x = 10 /* -25 + 25 */ *5;

echo $x;?>

</body>
</html>

Result