parse_ini_file problem

Hi all, I think I'm having a problem with parse_ini_file in php. I am using wamp on two machines. I'm installing a Digishop e-commerce package. The blah.ini.php file starts with ---------------- <?php die ?> [SOMETITLE] some_setting="Ok, I Have Completed This Step" another_setting="Next" .. .. .. ---------------- On one machine which uses php 5.2.5 it parses the file fine and installs properly But on another machine which use 5.3.0 i get the error Warning: parse error in blah.ini.php on line 1 in myparser.php on line 81 On the 5.3.0 if I remove the <?php die ?> it works fine. But it still does not install the sofware properly. I get the feeling php on the 5.3.0 marchine is parsing the file differently to the 5.2.5. I doubt anything has changed between the versions. I also compared the phpinfos between the two setups but could not see anything outstanding. Have any of you guys seen this behaviour before? Cheers, Richard