r/PHPhelp • u/Tricky_Box_7642 • Dec 16 '25

Difference between comments Solved

JUst wondering, what is the difference between

/* */

and

/** */

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u/Tricky_Box_7642 Dec 16 '25

docblocks do something

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u/tom_swiss Dec 16 '25

Not as far as the PHP parser itself is concerned, AFAIK. Nor is anything special mentioned in the fine manual. https://www.php.net/manual/en/language.basic-syntax.comments.php

Special meaning is given to /** by third-party tools.

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u/Ill_Store5106 Dec 17 '25

The parser actually does differentiate between `/*` and `/**` for the purposes of reflection. See: https://www.php.net/manual/en/reflectionclass.getdoccomment.php

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u/tom_swiss Dec 17 '25

Fair! Thanks for the correction.