diff --git a/rc/filetype/php.kak b/rc/filetype/php.kak
index 97bdbfe3..ce5f4352 100644
--- a/rc/filetype/php.kak
+++ b/rc/filetype/php.kak
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Detection
 # ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
 
-hook global BufCreate .*[.](php) %{
+hook global BufCreate .*[.](phpt?) %{
     set-option buffer filetype php
 }
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ add-highlighter shared/php/doc_comment2  region /\*\*  \*/             ref php/d
 add-highlighter shared/php/comment1      region //     '$'             fill comment
 add-highlighter shared/php/comment2      region /\*    \*/             fill comment
 add-highlighter shared/php/comment3      region '#'    '$'             fill comment
-
+add-highlighter shared/php/heredoc       region -match-capture '<<<(.*?)$' '^\h*(.*?);' fill string
 
 
 add-highlighter shared/php/code/ regex &?\$\w* 0:variable