Re: Re: Is it true that short_open_tag is deprecated in PHP 6?

Why such a complicated-looking thing (that breaks syntax-highlighting, at least in my IDE), when you can just use: <?= '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>'; ?> Or turn short_open_tag off (and asp_tags on), and use: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?> ... <%= $this->that; %> Glen. Kenan Sulayman wrote: > Hey Guys, > > Whenever I start an XHTML document, I do escape it this way: > > <<?="?"?>xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > > Where the <? part will be the output by PHP. > > <?="?"?> equals <? print "?" ?> equals <?php print > "?" ?> > > So, please do not deprecate it - because it's important for me :$ > > Thanks, > (c) Kenan Sulayman > Freelance Designer and Programmer > > Life's Live Poetry > > > > 2009/4/14 Philip Olson <philip@roshambo.org> > > >> Today this topic may be the cloudiest and most heated in all of PHP. Here's >> the factual history of our poor little short_open_tag directive: >> >> ------------------------------------------------ >> php.ini values : short_open_tag >> ------------------------------------------------ >> >> PHP 4, 5_0 >> * Default behaviour : on >> * php.ini-dist : on >> * php.ini-recommended : on >> >> PHP 5_1, 5_2: >> * Default behaviour : on >> * php.ini-dist : on >> * php.ini-recommended : off >> >> PHP 5_3: >> * Default behaviour : on >> * php.ini-development : off >> * php.ini-production : off >> >> ------------------------------------------------ >> php.ini descriptions : short_open_tag >> ------------------------------------------------ >> >> In 5_2 our reason for discouraging it is: >> >> ; - short_open_tag = Off [Portability] >> ; Using short tags is discouraged when developing code meant for >> redistribution >> ; since short tags may not be supported on the target server. >> ; Allow the <? tag. Otherwise, only <?php and <script> tags are recognized. >> ; 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. >> >> In 5_3 it's: >> >> ; This directive determines whether or not PHP will recognize code between >> ; <? and ?> tags as PHP source which should be processed as such. It's been >> ; recommended for several years that you not use the short tag "short cut" >> and >> ; instead to use the full <?php and ?> tag combination. With the wide >> spread use >> ; of XML and use of these tags by other languages, the server can become >> easily >> ; confused and end up parsing the wrong code in the wrong context. But >> because >> ; this short cut has been a feature for such a long time, it's currently >> still >> ; supported for backwards compatibility, but we recommend you don't use >> them. >> >> ------------------------------------------------ >> >> This history strongly suggests PHP is hoping and subtly forcing the world >> to stop using this directive, and although it's not deprecated the wording >> and treatment makes it feel it could be any day now. This situation must be >> clarified before 5_3 is released, and will likely require our BDFL to do it. >> >> In related news, what came of this RFC? It still says "Under Discussion": >> >> - http://wiki.php.net/rfc/shortags >> >> Regards, >> Philip >> >> >> >> >> -- >> PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List >> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >> >> >> > >