All documentation blocks ("docblocks") must be compatible with the phpDocumentor format. Describing the phpDocumentor format is beyond the scope of this document. For more information, visit: http://phpdoc.org/

All class files must contain a "file-level" docblock at the top of each file and a "class-level" docblock immediately above each class. Examples of such docblocks can be found below.

Every file that contains PHP code must have a docblock at the top of the file that contains these phpDocumentor tags at a minimum:

/**
 * Short description for file
 *
 * Long description for file (if any)...
 *
 * LICENSE: Some license information
 *
 * @category   Zend
 * @package    Zend_Magic
 * @subpackage Wand
 * @copyright  Copyright (c) 2005-2010 Zend Technologies USA Inc. (http://www.zend.com)
 * @license    http://framework.zend.com/license   BSD License
 * @version    $Id:$
 * @link       http://framework.zend.com/package/PackageName
 * @since      File available since Release 1.5.0
*/

The @category annotation must have a value of "Zend".

The @package annotation must be assigned, and should be equivalent to the component name of the class contained in the file; typically, this will only have two segments, the "Zend" prefix, and the component name.

The @subpackage annotation is optional. If provided, it should be the subcomponent name, minus the class prefix. In the example above, the assumption is that the class in the file is either "Zend_Magic_Wand", or uses that classname as part of its prefix.

Every class must have a docblock that contains these phpDocumentor tags at a minimum:

/**
 * Short description for class
 *
 * Long description for class (if any)...
 *
 * @category   Zend
 * @package    Zend_Magic
 * @subpackage Wand
 * @copyright  Copyright (c) 2005-2010 Zend Technologies USA Inc. (http://www.zend.com)
 * @license    http://framework.zend.com/license   BSD License
 * @version    Release: @package_version@
 * @link       http://framework.zend.com/package/PackageName
 * @since      Class available since Release 1.5.0
 * @deprecated Class deprecated in Release 2.0.0
 */

The @category annotation must have a value of "Zend".

The @package annotation must be assigned, and should be equivalent to the component to which the class belongs; typically, this will only have two segments, the "Zend" prefix, and the component name.

The @subpackage annotation is optional. If provided, it should be the subcomponent name, minus the class prefix. In the example above, the assumption is that the class described is either "Zend_Magic_Wand", or uses that classname as part of its prefix.

Every function, including object methods, must have a docblock that contains at a minimum:

It is not necessary to use the "@access" tag because the access level is already known from the "public", "private", or "protected" modifier used to declare the function.

If a function or method may throw an exception, use @throws for all known exception classes:

@throws exceptionclass [description]