Why doesn't SO syntax-highlight my PHP code? [duplicate]

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I just asked a question on SO Facebook API scope and it's refusing to do a syntax highlight on my PHP code.

Is there anything extra required other than four spaces before each code line?

Answer 1

As announced in 2010 and specified on the Markdown Help Page, you have to either to tag with php or use one of the prettify language codes (<!-- language: lang-php -->) before the code.

E.g.

<!-- language: php -->
 // This is some PHP
 phpinfo();

https://github.com/google/code-prettify

• jcubic: Adding <?php at the beginning break formatting.