I am using Emacs 23 and php-mode.el 1.5.0.  When I have this in my .emacs:
(require 'php-mode)
I get this error message when Emacs starts:
Warning (initialization): An error occurred while loading `/Users/kdj/.emacs':
error: `c-lang-defconst' must be used in a file
To ensure normal operation, you should investigate and remove the
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            I keep getting this error and similar errors while using php-mode on Emacs23 on Ubuntu:
Debugger entered--Lisp error: (void-function php-template-if-hook)
  php-template-if-hook()
  abbrev-insert(if #("if" 0 2 (fontified t face font-lock-keyword-face)) 414 416)
  #[(G73404 funs global) "[Byte Code]"
  apply(#[(G73404 funs global "[Byte ...
            
           
          
            
            I'm pretty new to emacs and I think it would be nice if you share your config that you use in your everyday php work.
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