diff --git a/tests/syntax-tests/highlighted/PHP/test.php b/tests/syntax-tests/highlighted/PHP/test.php
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+<?php
+#if this was md, i'll be a title
+
+define("CONSTANT", 3.14);
+echo CONSTANT;
+
+//am i a comment
+/*
+	yes, and so am I too
+*/
+
+
+//variable declaration
+$variable = "welcome";
+$number = 2;
+$float = 1.23;
+$nothing = null;
+$truth = true;
+$lies = false;
+$numberone = 2;
+$numbertwo = 3;
+
+//operators
+$third = $numberone + $numbertwo;
+$third = $numberone - $numbertwo;
+$third = $numberone * $numbertwo;
+$third = $numberone / $numbertwo;
+$third = $numberone % $numbertwo;
+$third = $numberone ** $numbertwo;
+$numberone += $numbertwo;
+
+echo $variable;
+
+echo "You are $variable!";
+echo "We are " . $variable ."s!";
+
+
+if(($numberone >= 3 || $numberone <=2) && $numberone != 2.5){
+	echo "what a number!!!";
+}
+if($numberone >= 3 and $numberone <=2 and $numberone != 2.5){
+	echo "something is wrong, this is supposed to be impossible";
+}
+
+
+if ($number < 3){
+	$languages = array("HTML", "CSS", "JS");
+	print_r($languages);
+	echo $languages[2];
+	print $languages[$number];
+}
+elseif ($number == 3 ){
+	function favMovie() {
+		echo "JUMAJI";
+		return true;
+	}
+	favMovie();
+}
+else {
+	switch ($number) {
+		case 4:
+			echo "fours";
+			break;
+		default:
+			echo "I dont know you";
+	}
+}
+
+while($number <= 6 ){
+	echo $number;
+	$number++;
+	$number += 1;
+}
+
+do {
+	$number++;
+} while ($number < 10);
+
+for ($houses = 0; $houses <= 5; $housees++){
+	break;
+	echo "getting more houses";
+}
+
+
+class Person {
+	public $name;
+	public $age;
+	
+	function __construct($name){
+		$this->name = $name;
+	}
+	
+	function __destruct(){
+		echo "On my way out";
+	}
+	
+	function setName($name) {
+		$this->name = $name;
+	}
+}
+
+$doe = new Person("John Do");
+$doe->setName('John Doe');
+
+
+
+
+
+$ending = 2 > 3 ? "yep" : "nah";
+
+?>
diff --git a/tests/syntax-tests/source/PHP/test.php b/tests/syntax-tests/source/PHP/test.php
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+<?php
+#if this was md, i'll be a title
+
+define("CONSTANT", 3.14);
+echo CONSTANT;
+
+//am i a comment
+/*
+	yes, and so am I too
+*/
+
+
+//variable declaration
+$variable = "welcome";
+$number = 2;
+$float = 1.23;
+$nothing = null;
+$truth = true;
+$lies = false;
+$numberone = 2;
+$numbertwo = 3;
+
+//operators
+$third = $numberone + $numbertwo;
+$third = $numberone - $numbertwo;
+$third = $numberone * $numbertwo;
+$third = $numberone / $numbertwo;
+$third = $numberone % $numbertwo;
+$third = $numberone ** $numbertwo;
+$numberone += $numbertwo;
+
+echo $variable;
+
+echo "You are $variable!";
+echo "We are " . $variable ."s!";
+
+
+if(($numberone >= 3 || $numberone <=2) && $numberone != 2.5){
+	echo "what a number!!!";
+}
+if($numberone >= 3 and $numberone <=2 and $numberone != 2.5){
+	echo "something is wrong, this is supposed to be impossible";
+}
+
+
+if ($number < 3){
+	$languages = array("HTML", "CSS", "JS");
+	print_r($languages);
+	echo $languages[2];
+	print $languages[$number];
+}
+elseif ($number == 3 ){
+	function favMovie() {
+		echo "JUMAJI";
+		return true;
+	}
+	favMovie();
+}
+else {
+	switch ($number) {
+		case 4:
+			echo "fours";
+			break;
+		default:
+			echo "I dont know you";
+	}
+}
+
+while($number <= 6 ){
+	echo $number;
+	$number++;
+	$number += 1;
+}
+
+do {
+	$number++;
+} while ($number < 10);
+
+for ($houses = 0; $houses <= 5; $housees++){
+	break;
+	echo "getting more houses";
+}
+
+
+class Person {
+	public $name;
+	public $age;
+	
+	function __construct($name){
+		$this->name = $name;
+	}
+	
+	function __destruct(){
+		echo "On my way out";
+	}
+	
+	function setName($name) {
+		$this->name = $name;
+	}
+}
+
+$doe = new Person("John Do");
+$doe->setName('John Doe');
+
+
+
+
+
+$ending = 2 > 3 ? "yep" : "nah";
+
+?>
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