How to use syntax highlighting in PHP as part of gatchub gist?

Question

I want to include code in the markdown gist on github and cannot decide how to make syntax highlighting.

github flavored labeling - e.g.

```php Class::function($param); ``` 

highlights syntax like php in a problem, for example, but doesn't seem to be in context.

Answer 1

Protected blocks of code work in Markdown Gists, and in fact your code is handled that way. If you check the blocks, you will see that they are contained in a div with class="highlight highlight-PHP" .

The problem is that PHP code is only recognized for GFM allocation if it contains a <?php delimiter. Add this to the beginning of each PHP block, and you should be fine, for example:

 ... ```php <?php class GO_Example_Model_Thing extends GO_Base_Db_ActiveRecord { ... 

Answer 2

Use this HTML comment tag before the block:

 <!-- language: php --> 

then your code block and other answers / question:

  Class::function($param); // more code... 

Important rules:

• Do not back down from the HTML comment.
• Enter a new blank line after the comment.
• If you aren’t working, insert a new blank line before the comment and indent.

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