cvs: phpdoc /en/language basic-syntax.xml

yohgaki Tue Apr 30 03:09:45 2002 EDT Modified files: /phpdoc/en/language basic-syntax.xml Log: Discourage use of short tag Index: phpdoc/en/language/basic-syntax.xml diff -u phpdoc/en/language/basic-syntax.xml:1.29 phpdoc/en/language/basic-syntax.xml:1.30 --- phpdoc/en/language/basic-syntax.xml:1.29 Mon Apr 29 07:33:21 2002 +++ phpdoc/en/language/basic-syntax.xml Tue Apr 30 03:09:44 2002 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?> -<!-- $Revision: 1.29 $ --> +<!-- $Revision: 1.30 $ --> <chapter id="language.basic-syntax"> <title>Basic syntax</title> @@ -110,7 +110,8 @@ function (PHP 3 only), by enabling the <link linkend="ini.short-open-tag">short_open_tag</link> configuration setting in the PHP config file, or by compiling PHP with the - --enable-short-tags option to <command>configure</command>. + --enable-short-tags option to <command>configure</command>. Even + if it is enabled by default, use of short tags are discouraged. </para> <para> @@ -122,6 +123,16 @@ <para>Support for ASP-style tags was added in 3.0.4.</para> </note> </para> + + <note> + <para> + Using short tags should be avoided when developing applications + or libraries that are meant for redistribution, or deployment on + PHP servers which are not under your control, because short tags + may not be supported on the target server. For portable, + redistributable code, be sure not to use short tags. + </para> + </note> <para> The closing tag for the block will include the immediately