{"id":19,"date":"2025-02-28T05:43:45","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T05:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techkubo.com\/php\/?p=19"},"modified":"2025-05-23T17:18:44","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T17:18:44","slug":"php-multiline-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techkubo.com\/php\/php-multiline-comments\/","title":{"rendered":"PHP Multiline Comments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Multiline Comments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Multiline comments in PHP start with <code>\/*<\/code> and end with <code>*\/<\/code>. 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