Bug #12535 Updated: We'd like support for output buffering and "here" syntax

ID: 12535 User updated by: matt@boltbluecorp.com Reported By: matt@boltbluecorp.com Status: Bogus Bug Type: Feature/Change Request Operating System: Linux PHP Version: 4.0.6 New Comment: Wow, thanks for the quick feedback. And sorry. I looked hard but did not find these features. I stand corrected. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2001-08-02 13:55:36] jeroen@php.net Heredoc is supported, see the manual on strings. You need three <<< , in stead of 2, and it works. And output buffering is supported all the way since PHP 4, AFAIK... See http://www.php.net/ob_start ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2001-08-02 13:53:01] matt@boltbluecorp.com Hello, For a long time I've wished that PHP supported the "here" string syntax, i.e in Perl: print <<EOF; <html> <body> <font face="Arial" size="2">This is great for outputting HTML</font> </body> </html> EOF or better yet... $string = <<EOS; Hi, this is a multi-line string. EOS The second example is a must considering that PHP does not support output buffering, which is another feature that I believe is essential. It would be lovely to flush an output buffer and then issue an HTTP header like a cookie or a redirect. Let me just say that I love PHP, but this is one aspect in which it falls short of (forgive me) Active Server Pages. Matt Flaherty ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=12535&edit=1