Personally, I HATE short_open_tab. It has no value-- *except* that, unfortunately, it's still widely used in many apps and even some frameworks TTBOMK. So, as worthless as it is, removing it completely would render these apps inoperable. Leaving it turned-off by default is a given I think, as at very least people should be discouraged from using them. I also wouldn't be opposed to the idea of deprecating them, which would allow these apps time to fix their code accordingly.
I can't address the original question about its current status; I just wanted to weight in on the "what's the value" question. Answer: None, except that too many people are still using them. =) --Kris On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 2:48 PM, Galen Wright-Watson <ww.ga...@gmail.com>wrote: > On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 5:50 AM, Lester Caine <les...@lsces.co.uk> wrote: > > > OK what changed in the automatic updates from PHP5.3.9 to 5.3.10 that > > stops '<?=' working when it was working previously? > > I do not recall the state of short_open_tag changing but was that > > 'defaulted' to off when previously it was on? I had thought that '<?=' > was > > discussed and had been left alone, but now I'm told that is only on > PHP5.4.0 > > > > What's the value of short_open_tag? If disabled, does the host's setup > allow you to set its value? > > > > Something broke sites without any warning and it would have been nice to > > be told by that ISP that they were updating PHP anyway :( > > > > -- > > Lester Caine - G8HFL > > ----------------------------- > > >
