PHP in HTML code

An HTML/PHP code migrated to a different hosting platform seems to behave differently. The PHP statements within HTML fields or within tables does not execute PHP within table: <tr> <td align="left"><?="&laquo;".$_SESSION['scripture_text']."&raquo;"?></td> </tr> This PHP code doesn't print in the HTML page. PHP within form field: <input type="text" name="reservation_date" value="<?=$_GET['rdate'];?>" readonly=""> This PHP code shows on the page when it shouldn't. The same variable is an input and an output in this form: ******************************************** <form name="frm" method="post" action="ins_reservation.php" onsubmit="return (submitonce(this) && doValidate(this));"> <table border="0" width="100%" align="center">

    <tr>
     <td valign="top" width="23%">
      <strong>Your Pledge For:</strong></strong></td>
     <td width="75%">
      <p>
      <?php if($_POST['reservation_date'] != "") { ?>
      <input type="text" name="reservation_date" value="<?=$_POST['reservation_date'];?>" readonly="">
      <?php }else {  ?>
      <input type="text" name="reservation_date" value="<?=$_GET['rdate'];?>" readonly="">
      <?php } ?>

      &nbsp;<img src="images/cal.gif" onclick="cal17.select(document.forms[0].reservation_date,'anchor17','MM/dd/yyyy'); return false;"  name="anchor17" id="anchor17">
      <!--<td width="1%">-->
       <?php require("calendar/make_update_calendar.php"); ?>
      </p>

                           <?php if ($totalRows_findme == 0 && $_GET['email'] != "") { // Show if recordset empty ?>
                             <span class="style1">Not found. Please enter info</span>                              <?php } // Show if recordset empty ?></td>
     </tr>

</table> <table border="0" width="100%" align="center">

            <?php if ($totalRows_findme == 0) { // Show if recordset empty ?>
                <tr>
                  <td class="st1">Email:<span style="color: #CC0000;">*</span></td>
                  <td class="st1"><input name="email" type="text" class="v_email" id="email" value="<?=$_GET['email'];?>" />
                    <span style="padding-left: 3px;">
                <input type="button" name="button" id="button" value="Get my Information" onclick="getacctt()" />
                    </span></td>
             </tr>
             <tr>
                   <td width="34%" class="st1"> First Name:<span style="color: #CC0000;">*</span>                       </td>
                   <td width="66%" class="st1"><input name="first_name" type="text" class="v_required" value="<?=$_GET['fname'];?>" /></td>
                 </tr>
                 <tr>
                   <td class="st1">Last Name:<span style="color: #CC0000;">*</span></td>

******************************************* Are there times when the <? statements in HTML code don't execute?