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  • Paul Lautman
    #1

    <? vs <?PHP

    I often see the former starting delimiter rather than the latter. Is there
    some rule about where the former can be used?


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    • Scott
      #2
      Re: &lt;? vs &lt;?PHP

      On Mon, 2006-04-17 at 00:13 +0100, Paul Lautman wrote:[color=blue]
      > I often see the former starting delimiter rather than the latter. Is there
      > some rule about where the former can be used?
      >
      >[/color]

      There is a setting in your php.ini file called short_open_tags . If it
      is enabled, you can use <? instead of <?php. However, because xml also
      uses the short tag <?, and for compatibility with different servers, it
      is generally recommended that you use the longer <?php tag.

      PHP: Description of core php.ini directives - Manual
      http://www.php.net/manual/en/ini.core.php#ini.short-open-tag
      Description of core php.ini directives


      Scott

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        • CJ Llewellyn
          #3
          Re: &lt;? vs &lt;?PHP

          On Mon, 17 Apr 2006 00:13:32 +0100, Paul Lautman wrote:
          [color=blue]
          > I often see the former starting delimiter rather than the latter. Is there
          > some rule about where the former can be used?[/color]

          <? is a shortened version of <?php for programmers too lazy to type <?php.
          As <? is configurable in the php.ini file and can be turned off, so it's
          availablity on any given web server is not guarentied. So use it at your
          peril.


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            • Paul Lautman
              #4
              Re: &lt;? vs &lt;?PHP

              Paul Lautman wrote:[color=blue]
              > I often see the former starting delimiter rather than the latter. Is
              > there some rule about where the former can be used?[/color]

              Thanks CJ & Scott


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                • Andy Jeffries
                  #5
                  Re: &lt;? vs &lt;?PHP

                  On Mon, 17 Apr 2006 00:13:32 +0100, Paul Lautman wrote:[color=blue]
                  > I often see the former starting delimiter rather than the latter. Is there
                  > some rule about where the former can be used?[/color]

                  While I agree with CJ and Scott, there is a useful construct that can be
                  used with short tags (<?) and if your code is running on a server you
                  control (as can be the case for a lot of web developers, run clients code
                  on servers you control) it can make for easier to read code:

                  <?=$foo?>

                  is equivalent to:

                  <?php echo $foo ?>

                  Anyway, just thought I'd add that in.

                  Cheers,


                  Andy

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                    • Locu
                      #6
                      Re: &lt;? vs &lt;?PHP

                      I have heard also that in PHP version 6 the <? will no longer be
                      listened for. Which disappoints me becuase I used to always use
                      <?=$var?> because it's nice shorthand for the alternative.

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