Req #43833 [Opn->Wfx]: Configuration directive for PHP blocks eating newlines

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=43833&edit=1 ID: 43833 Updated by: requinix@php.net Reported by: docuk at gmx dot net Summary: Configuration directive for PHP blocks eating newlines -Status: Open +Status: Wont fix Type: Feature/Change Request -Package: Feature/Change Request +Package: *General Issues Operating System: All PHP Version: 5.2.5 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Adding an INI directive should involve discussion first. https://wiki.php.net/rfc/howto Closing wontfix due to age and the rising popularity of templating over the last few years. This can be reopened if there's interest in the requested feature. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2008-01-13 21:22:33] docuk at gmx dot net Description: ------------ Currently, PHP eats newlines following end tags as specified in the FAQ (http://us.php.net/manual/en/faq.using.php#faq.using.newlines). The documentation's justification for this feature is to make the HTML output more readable, but the reality is different (see Reproduce code section). This is bearable because web browsers ignore this whitespace combination anyways, but for text output this causes a lot of headaches. I propose that the real reason for this feature is to prevent the "Headers already sent" error, such as in: <?php /* some PHP code here */ ?> <?php session_start(); ?> PHP should have a configuration directive to disable this newline-stripping behavior, default to the old behavior for backwards compatibility if need be. This is way overdue. References: http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=20556 http://shiflett.org/blog/2005/oct/php-stripping-newlines http://bradchoate.com/weblog/2007/05/10/php-and-newline-characters Reproduce code: --------------- <table> <tr> <td> <?php echo 'TEST'; ?> </td> </tr> </table> becomes <table> <tr> <td> TEST </td> </tr> </table> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=43833&edit=1