#37068 [Opn]: document short_open_tag change in php.ini-recommended

ID: 37068 Updated by: philip@php.net -Summary: short_open_tag change of default to "off" should be explained in "install.txt" Reported By: phpbugs at localpin dot com Status: Open Bug Type: Documentation problem Operating System: Windows XP PHP Version: Irrelevant New Comment: The default is still "On" in PHP 5.1.x, but, an issue still exists and is as follows: While php.ini-dist has it on in 5.1.x, the php.ini-recommended has it off. This change is not documented on top of php.ini-recommended like the other changes, but should be. So, this bug should instead deal with adding this documentation to php.ini-recommended. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2006-04-13 10:37:59] phpbugs at localpin dot com Description: ------------ In PHP 5.0.4 the default for short_open_tag was on, but in 5.1.2 the default is off. This is highly confusing, till they figure out what the cause is, for those people (like me) who upgrade and half their PHP files work (the one's written by some people), and half their PHP files don't work (the one's written by some other people). I have just upgraded from php 5.0.4 to 5.1.2 and have lost a large amount of time figuring out that this was why my PHP only partially worked. I would suggest that this be put very plainly in the PHP "install.txt", that this is now the new default, and that "<? " will no longer work as an opening delimiter, but it must now be "<?php" OR (not-recommended) that the new default of "off" be set back to "on". Hoping that this documentation change will spare others the same pain I experienced! Thanks! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=37068&edit=1