--- title: PHP Syntax --- # Basic PHP Syntax ### Start All PHP files are saved by the extension ` .php `. PHP scripts can be added anywhere in the document. A PHP script starts with ` `. ` ` ### Print To print any statement in PHP we use ` echo ` command. #### Code sample ```php

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``` ##### NOTE: PHP statements ends with semicolon `;` ### Declaring Variables We declare variables in PHP by adding dollar `$` sign before them. ```php ``` ### Comments in PHP To write a single line comment in PHP we put hashtag `#` or by putting `//` before the comment. ```php ``` To write a double line comment we start the comment with `/*` and end with `*/`. ```php ``` We can also comment out some parts of the code line. #### Code Sample ```php ``` You can see more about this on [PHP Manual](http://php.net/manual/en/)