Master Powers sez....

Tom Muck wrote:
> All, if they do not have short_open_tag set up in php.ini. Most allow it,
> but you won't know which don't until you try to use it.

As Tom says, it's determined by short_open_tag. The default is on, but
you can turn it off. However, you cannot turn of support for <?php.

<?php is guaranteed to work. <? has no guarantee.

http://www.php.net/manual/en/ini.core.php#ini.short-open-tag

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Safer for sure....

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"gareth" <support@nospam_phploginsuite.co.uk> wrote in message
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>I think its easier just to always use "<?php" and then you will never run
>into any problems.
>
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Thanks, zerof!

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"zerof" <zerof@terra.com.br> wrote in message
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> Murray *ACE* escreveu:
>> Use "<?php", since "<?" will fail on some servers[1].
>>
>> Which?
>>
>> [1] PHP Solutions, page 47.
>>
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Thankee!

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"Tom Muck" <tommuck@NO-SPAM-hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Murray *ACE*" <forums@HAHAgreat-web-sights.com> wrote in message
> news:etmofd$3hn$1@forums.macromedia.com...
>> Use "<?php", since "<?" will fail on some servers[1].
>>
>> Which?
>
> All, if they do not have short_open_tag set up in php.ini. Most allow it,
> but you won't know which don't until you try to use it.
>
>
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I think its easier just to always use "<?php" and then you will never run
into any problems.

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Murray *ACE* escreveu:
> Use "<?php", since "<?" will fail on some servers[1].
>
> Which?
>
> [1] PHP Solutions, page 47.
>
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"Murray *ACE*" <forums@HAHAgreat-web-sights.com> wrote in message
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> Use "<?php", since "<?" will fail on some servers[1].
>
> Which?

All, if they do not have short_open_tag set up in php.ini. Most allow it,
but you won't know which don't until you try to use it.


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