Re: PHP 4.0 Bug #8211: Incorrect Parsing of <? and ?> tags
| From: | Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams | Date: | Tue, 12 Dec 2000 18:25:54 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: PHP 4.0 Bug #8211: Incorrect Parsing of <? and ?> tags | ||
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On 12 Dec 2000 rkenny@mke.catalystwms.com wrote:
> From: rkenny@mke.catalystwms.com
> Operating system: RedHat Linux 6.1 (kernel 2.2.16-3)
> PHP version: 4.0.3pl1
> PHP Bug Type: Scripting Engine problem
> Bug description: Incorrect Parsing of <? and ?> tags
>
> The following will generate a parse error:
>
> <? if ($var == "foo") { ?> <html>some stuff</html> <? } ?>
> <? else if ($var == "bar" ) { ?> <html>other stuff</html> <? }
> ?>
>
> But this works without error:
>
> <? if ($var == "foo") { ?> <html>some stuff</html>
> <? } else if ($var == "bar" ) { ?> <html>other stuff</html>
> <? } ?>
>
> Any help appreciated.
>
It probably has to do with the fact that the first example is "broken" by the
switch between PHP and HTML. The nl is absorbed, but the switch still happens.
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Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams <ignacio@openservices.net>