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!";

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!";

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

TheĀ  + 15 part will be ignored in the calculation:

$x = 5 /* + 15 */ + 5; 
echo $x;