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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:

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Multi-line comment as an explanation:

/*
The next statement will
print a welcome message
*/
echo "Welcome Home!";

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echo "Hello!";

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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
The + 15 part will be ignored in the calculation:

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

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