PHP Tutorial Part 13 : PHP - Comments

 PHP Comments

PHP comments can be used to describe any line of code so that other developer can understand the code easily. It can also be used to hide any code.

PHP supports single line and multi-line comments. These comments are similar to C/C++ and Perl style (Unix shell-style) comments.

PHP Single Line Comments

There are two ways to use single-line comments in PHP.

• // (C++ style single line comment)
• # (Unix Shell-style single line comment)

<?php  

// this is C++ style single line comment  

# this is Unix Shell style single line comment  

echo "Welcome to PHP single line comments";  

?>  

Output:

Welcome to PHP single line comments

PHP Multi-Line Comments

In PHP, we can comments on multiple lines also. To do so, we need to enclose all lines within /* */. Let's see a simple example of a PHP multiple line comment.

<?php  

/* 

Anything placed 

within comment 

will not be displayed 

on the browser; 

*/  

echo "Welcome to PHP multi-line comment";  

?>  

Output:

Welcome to PHP multi-line comment