Hash #

# is character, used in various situations:

  • one line comment: # comments after the character

  • Separator in a URL, for the anchor: https://www.php.net/ChangeLog-8.php#8.5.3

A hash may also be a type of arrays.

<?php

file_get_contents('https://www.php.net/ChangeLog-8.php#8.5.3');

echo 1; # A single line comment

?>

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