diff --git a/java.html.markdown b/java.html.markdown
index 928eb39f..1aa06570 100644
--- a/java.html.markdown
+++ b/java.html.markdown
@@ -47,10 +47,30 @@ public class LearnJava {
 
 
         ///////////////////////////////////////
-        // Types & Variables
+        // Variables 
         ///////////////////////////////////////
-
+        
+        /*
+        *  Variable Declaration
+        */
         // Declare a variable using <type> <name>
+        int fooInt;
+        // Declare multiple variables of the same type <type> <name1>, <name2>, <name3>
+        int fooInt1, fooInt2, fooInt3;
+
+        /*
+        *  Variable Initialization
+        */
+
+        // Initialize a variable using <type> <name> = <val>
+        int fooInt = 1;
+        // Initialize multiple variables of same type with same value <type> <name1>, <name2>, <name3> = <val>
+        int fooInt1, fooInt2, fooInt3;
+        fooInt1 = fooInt2 = fooInt3 = 1;
+
+        /*
+        *  Variable types
+        */
         // Byte - 8-bit signed two's complement integer
         // (-128 <= byte <= 127)
         byte fooByte = 100;
diff --git a/php.html.markdown b/php.html.markdown
index 86fb14e5..1c2204fd 100644
--- a/php.html.markdown
+++ b/php.html.markdown
@@ -101,9 +101,7 @@ $sgl_quotes
 END;
 
 // String concatenation is done with .
-echo 'This string ' . 'is concatenated';
-// Strings concatenation can also be combined with html elements
-echo 'This string is' . '<strong>' . 'bold with strong tags ' . '</strong>.' 
+echo 'This string ' . 'is concatenated'; 
 
 
 /********************************