Comments in PHP: Enhancing Code Readability and Maintenance

Rumman Ansari   Software Engineer   2024-07-09 10:03:41   5955  Share
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A comment in PHP 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.

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:

Syntax for single-line comments:

Syntax: 


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>

<?php
// This is a single-line comment

# This is also a single-line comment
?>

</body>
</html>

Syntax for multiple-line comments:

Syntax: 


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>

<?php
/*
This is a multiple-lines comment block
that spans over multiple
lines
*/
?>

</body>
</html>

Using comments to leave out parts of the code:

Syntax: 


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>

<?php
// You can also use comments to leave out parts of a code line
$p = 10 /* + 15 */ + 12;
echo $p;
?>

</body>
</html>