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+--TEST--
+068: Code before namespace
+--FILE--
+<?php
+echo __NAMESPACE__ . "\n";
+namespace foo;
+echo __NAMESPACE__ . "\n";
+namespace bar;
+echo __NAMESPACE__ . "\n";
+?>
+===DONE===
+--EXPECTF--
+
+Fatal error: Namespace declaration statement has to be the very first statement in the script in %sns_068.php on line %d