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juanf29622012
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Nov 16, 2018 4:27 PM UTC
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Error Special characters must be escaped: [ < ] php on Dreamweaver

Hello,

I am trying to use php on dreamweaver, but I couldn't because all the time dreamweaver shows me that error.

I would really appreciate any help you can give me

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Jon Fritz
Jon FritzCorrect answer
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Nov 16, 2018 4:55 PM UTC

DW doesn't know that you have your server set to run php code in your .html pages, so it's trying to Lint the code as HTML.

If you don't have your server set to parse php code in .html pages, your code won't work until you save the file as .php.

Since <?php ?> isn't technically a valid HTML tag as far as the Linter knows, it's flagging it as wrong.

Save your page as .php and it goes away.

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BenPleysier
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BenPleysierCommunity Expert
Community Expert
Nov 16, 2018 4:32 PM UTC

I think that this is the culprit

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    juanf29622012Author
    Participant
    Nov 16, 2018 4:48 PM UTC

    Why? Can you explain me please?

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    Jon Fritz
    Community Expert
    Jon FritzCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    Nov 16, 2018 4:30 PM UTC

    What character is under the pop up?

    Could you post the entire code?

    That error typically means you're missing something before the highlighted line.

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    juanf29622012Author
    Participant
    Nov 16, 2018 4:47 PM UTC

    I thought that, but I tried to included php coding on a new html document and the error continues

    Code:

    <!doctype html>

    <html>

    <head>

    <meta charset="utf-8">

    <title>ejemplo</title>

    </head>

    <body>

    <?php ?>

    </body>

    </html>

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    Jon Fritz
    Community Expert
    Jon FritzCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    Nov 16, 2018 4:55 PM UTC

    DW doesn't know that you have your server set to run php code in your .html pages, so it's trying to Lint the code as HTML.

    If you don't have your server set to parse php code in .html pages, your code won't work until you save the file as .php.

    Since <?php ?> isn't technically a valid HTML tag as far as the Linter knows, it's flagging it as wrong.

    Save your page as .php and it goes away.

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