Re[2]: [PHP-DEV] short_open_tag

Hello Dan, Tuesday, October 15, 2002, 7:41:16 PM, you wrote: DH> The web is a rapidly changing market and standards are being activley DH> evolved. <?php is more compatable with standards on the web than <? ... DH> and its not about XML document headers. Yes, the web is rapidly changing, but PHP shouldn't and couldn't change so fast. DH> I have written semi static XML document from php before (for speed reasons DH> over using an output parser). EG: DH> <?xml ... ?> DH> <root> DH> <data> DH> <age><?php echo $age; ?></age> DH> </data> DH> </root> You can disable short_tags on 99% of hostings yourself. By disabling short_tags we can solve one small problem and obtain one really BIG. DH> The other advantage is to force people one way or the other. In the case DH> of 50% of servers allowing short tags, and the other not... a script using DH> short tags will only work on 50% of PHP installations (just as a script DH> that relies on register_globals will only work on servers with it switched DH> on). Hmmm.. I don't see any advantage in forcing people at all. People MUST have choice(and possibility to learn on their own mistakes). I think we can finish this discussion. The answer is NO. Antony Dovgal aka tony2001 mailto:tony2001@ua.fm http://phpclub.net