Re: Is echo tag reasonably portable?

On 11/15/05, Jochem Maas <jochem@iamjochem.com> wrote: > > Jim Moseby wrote: > >>Robin Vickery wrote: > >> > >>>On 11/15/05, Roman Ivanov <gamblergluck@yahoo.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>>Can '<?=' be used for templates, or is it "a bad thing"? > >>> > >>> > >>>The manual's reasonably explicit on the subject: > >>> > >>>"Note: 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." > >> > >>I've seen this note. But I haven't seen a single server where > >>short tags > >>were disabled. > > > > > > Nor have I. However, if I use long tags, my script will *always* work. > If > > I use short tags there is a *possibility* that it won't. So, when > writing > > code that is required to be portable, there is no reason to ever use > short > > tags. > > so how many people actually _need_ to write portable code? ok so many you > are starting a project which will become a runaway success but until it > starts > receiving alot of attention use of short-open-tags is probably not your > biggest > issue either. > > lets assume that everyone should be writing completely portable apps, why > does this > ini setting exist? what is the point of offering a setting that can be set > to a > bad(tm) value by design? > > Its just a best practice similar to setting error reporting to E_STRICT on development web servers. Why is it such a big deal anyhow, just type the three extra characters and get it over with. You could also use smarty to avoid putting PHP in your templates at all. I will throw in my vote for short open tags = off on the roughly 30 servers that I administer across various organizations. -Mike -- ________________________________ Michael E. Crute Software Developer SoftGroup Development Corporation Linux takes junk and turns it into something useful. Windows takes something useful and turns it into junk.