id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	priority	milestone	component	version	resolution	keywords	cc	blockedby	blocking	branch_state	votes
4519	php syntax: single line # style comments don't have to begin at the beginning of the line	purdeaandrei	andrew_b	"See here: https://www.php.net/manual/en/language.basic-syntax.comments.php

the example is given clearly, the # does not start at the beginning of the line.

I have tried the following change, and it highlights my files correctly:

{{{#!diff
diff --git a/misc/syntax/php.syntax b/misc/syntax/php.syntax
index b1ba3da8b..b3f7f79fd 100644
--- a/misc/syntax/php.syntax
+++ b/misc/syntax/php.syntax
@@ -3156,6 +3156,6 @@ context exclusive /\* \*/ brown
 context exclusive // \n brown
     spellcheck
 
-context linestart # \n brown
+context # \n brown
     spellcheck
}}}"	defect	closed	minor	4.8.32	mcedit	master	fixed					no branch	committed-master