thanks for the quick reply. I agree it is good to follow the rules (i mean standard ;) ), But the thing is if I use some script written by someone else, i have to rely on his/her choice. Thanks
On 9/30/07, TG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > There's a setting in php.ini that dictates whether you can use <? ?> or if > you have to use <?php ?> > > It's called "short_open_tag" ( > http://us.php.net/manual/en/ini.core.php#ini.short-open-tag ) > > It's usually a good idea to use <?php ?> to maintain portability. If what > you write gets moved to a system that has short_open_tag turned off (like > your current system it seems) your code won't break. > > -TG > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Abhishek Dutta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: php-windows@lists.php.net > Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 12:43:46 +0530 > Subject: [PHP-WIN] What's the difference between <? ?> and <?php ?> ??? > > > Hello. > > I just did a 'manual' installation of php on my winxp. A very weird > (maybe) > > problem encountered. It doesn't 'recognize' <? ?> tags. but it > recognizes > > <?php ?> tags. Clueless. Someone please help me out. > > regards > > Abhisek > > > > >
