Re: <? PHP vs. <?
| From: | Michael Talbot-Wilson | Date: | Wed, 17 Jan 2001 19:48:01 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: <? PHP vs. <? | ||
| References: | 1 | Groups: | php.general |
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Ye 2001-01-17 13:54 -0500, Toby Butzon skribis:
> > > Is PHP the implied script, so that it is okay to begin PHP code like
> this <?
> > > vs. like this <?php
> > > When is it not implied?
> >
> > You should use <?php. In future versions the open short tag would be
> > dropped or your administrator can disable the open short tag.
>
> Are there in fact plans to drop the short tags?
Short open tags won't work with xml. Therefore they won't work with
xhtml. They conflict with where the Web is going.
Thus, they have already been dropped. You don't _need_ them. Stay
away from them.