[FX.php List] [OT] PHP Shorthand

[Gjermund Gusland Thorsen]

Well at the time when I started scripting php it really did not
matter, these days there are more filetypes...

Therefore <?php
?>

is the way to go.

ggt

2008/5/13 Dale Bengston <dbengston at tds.net>:
> Us too. Since we can't control the client's environment, we have eliminated
> short tags in our code.
>
> Dale
>
>
>
>
> On May 13, 2008, at 7:03 AM, Derrick Fogle wrote:
>
> I recently read that PHP6 completely removes the Open Short Tags feature,
> too. I used them quite liberally back in the day, but I don't anymore.
>
>
> On May 12, 2008, at 11:24 PM, Jonathan Schwartz wrote:
>
> That's what I thought.  But the code in question is used liberally in
> PHPAuction.
>
> J
>
> At 10:29 PM -0400 5/12/08, Michael Layne wrote:
> Also, I'm not a PHP contributor, but in PHP5, you have to explicitly allow
> short tags.
>
> From most default PHP5 installations:
>
> <? echo $msg; ?>
>
> won't work
>
> Got to use
>
> <?php echo $msg; ?>
>
> Only feel safe with shorthand if you control the server - that's been my
> experience.
>
> Here's a thread that walks you through the argument...
>
> http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=617661
>
> HTH.
>
> Michael
>
> On May 12, 2008, at 8:10 PM, Nick wrote:
>
> you can but it is not advised to use anything but <?php
> as various server configurations won't be compatible with the shorthand
> versions.
> On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 6:26 PM, Jonathan Schwartz <jschwartz at exit445.com>
> wrote:
> Anyone use the following shorthand:
>
> <?=$MSG?>
>
> versus
>
> <?php echo $MSG; ?>
>
> Just saw this for the first time.
>
> Jonathan
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