Error Special characters must be escaped: [ < ] php on Dreamweaver

Report · Nov 16, 2018

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

Report · Nov 16, 2018

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.

Report · Nov 16, 2018

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

Code:

<!doctype html>

<html>

<head>

<title>ejemplo</title>

</head>

<body>

<?php ?>

</body>

</html>

Report · Nov 16, 2018

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.

Report · Nov 16, 2018

oh ok, I will check that, thank you both for your help!

Report · Nov 16, 2018

I think that this is the culprit

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Report · Nov 16, 2018

Why? Can you explain me please?

Report · Nov 16, 2018

Good eye.

@juanf29622012,

If you save as .php it'll stop telling you that you have an error there. DW doesn't run the Linter in .php files (the reason for the highlighted line error).

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Error Special characters must be escaped: [ < ] php on Dreamweaver

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