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Asked: May 22, 20262026-05-22T22:38:52+00:00 2026-05-22T22:38:52+00:00

If PHP is interpreted language(every line is executed as it is reached), how come

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If PHP is interpreted language(every line is executed as it is reached), how come it throws errors if the error occurs inside a function which is never executed?

Or may be I don’t get what interpreted means?

For e.g

<?php 

$number = 1;

function square(){

 $foo = 1  //missing semicolon, throws error

}
echo $number;

?>
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    2026-05-22T22:38:53+00:00Added an answer on May 22, 2026 at 10:38 pm

    Because its syntax is first parsed in an attempt to tokenize it, before the PHP interpreter can begin.

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