'var', what's up with 'var'?

[Chompy]

lets see..

PHP Code:

for(temp.var : {"rawr,rawr,rawr"}) {
  echo(var);
}
/*
error: unexpected token: var at line 2: echo(var);
error: unexpected token: ) at line 2: echo(var);
*/ 


Now, what's wrong with that? It was working perfectly before

Using var can't be used anywhere any longer?
And is now being used as:

PHP Code:

var foo = 2;
echo(foo); 


similar to javascript? hmm?

What's with the sudden use of var? I now have to rescript all scripts on Symphonia just because the use the word VAR...

PHP Code:

function test(var) {
  echo(var);
}
/*
error: unexpected symbol var at line 1: function test(var) {
*/ 


So, yet again I have to ask, whats with the sudden use of var?