title: PHP array cannot be longer
body: <p>In PHP I just declared an array with a lot of elements but after 23 elements I had to create separate statements to push the other elements into the array.  Why did the variable stop being a variable (not highlighting anymore and causing the html that came next not to highlight) when I tried to declare it as an array with more than 23 elements?</p>
  
  <pre><code>$params = array( $first_and_last_name, $address, $phone, $email, $affiliation, $affiliation_address, $affiliation_phone, $affiliation_phone, $affiliation_extension, $affiliation_fax, $affiliation_fax, $affiliation_email, $session1_checkbox, $session1_attending, $session2_checkbox, $session2_attending, $admin_survey_checkbox, $street_team_checkbox, $assist_at_event_checkbox, $identify_and_report_checkbox, $post_flyers_checkbox, $donate_checkbox, $donate_amount);
  
  array_push($params, $provide_staff_checkbox, $provide_information_checkbox, $provide_service_checkbox, $service_specify );
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>as you can see I use an <code>array_push()</code> to make the array correctly, I am just confused as to why because it will surely impact my future PHP code.</p>
  
  <p>the same thing happens with a longer string that I declare in the same document.  I have to add the strings together rather than write the whole string as one variable:</p>
  
  <pre><code>$sql = "INSERT INTO phc_registrations (first_and_last_name, address, phone, email, affiliation, affiliation_address, affiliation_phone, affiliation_phone, affiliation_extension, affiliation_fax,";
  $sql .= "affiliation_fax, affiliation_email, session1_checkbox, session1_attending, session2_checkbox, session2_attending, admin_survey_checkbox, street_team_checkbox, ";
  $sql .= "assist_at_event_checkbox, identify_and_report_checkbox, post_flyers_checkbox, donate_checkbox, donate_amount, provide_staff_checkbox, provide_information_checkbox, provide_service_checkbox, service_specify ) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)";
  
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>and by "highlight" I mean syntax highlighting in my IDE (atom).  I know the highlighting is not a function of PHP but I am trying to find out if this issue was a failiure by my IDE (atom) or PHP itself or something else.</p>