An example of how spacing can cause problems with phpdoc parsing.

docblock example.php

//below is an example of proper spacing
/**
 * This is a summary
 * This is a longer description etc.
 *
 * @abstract
 * @param string $some_param A string
 * @returns void
 **/
 
 //below is an example of improper spacing
 /**
  *       This is a summary
  *       This is a longer description etc.
  *       @abstract
  *       @param string $some_param a string
  *       @returns void
  **/