Re: PHP short tags: Questions

On Thu, July 12, 2007 6:42 pm, Micky Hulse wrote: > I am trying to describe why php short tags failed to work on a > server... > here is my simplified explanation: > > "it had to do with the server settings... The short_open_tag directive > in php.ini was set to 0." > > Do you think that is an ok way to describe the problem to a > technically > literate non php coder? How technically literate are we talking here?... :-) (It's fine, just kidding.) > Additionally, is there a good reference on the net that explains the > differences between short open tags and normal open tags? http://php.net/ > Main negative things I have read about short open tags: > > 1. Not as portable. > 2. Security risk/less secure. > 3. Will conflict with XML tags. > 4. Other? #2 sounds awfully bogus to me... 1 and 3 sure ought to cover it though. -- Some people have a "gift" link here. Know what I want? I want you to buy a CD from some indie artist. http://cdbaby.com/browse/from/lynch Yeah, I get a buck. So?