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 <H3><a name="Php_nn2_7"></a>29.2.7 PHP Pragmas, Startup and Shutdown code</H3>
 
 
-<p>
-Note: Currently pragmas for PHP need to be specified using
-<tt>%pragma(php)</tt> but also apply for PHP5!  This is just a historical
-oddity because SWIG's PHP support predates PHP5.
-</p>
-
 <p>
 To place PHP code in the generated "example.php" file one can use the
 <b>code</b> pragma. The code is inserted after loading the shared