I am new to php and would like to know if there are any differences between these server tags :
<?php
?>
and
<?
?>
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I am new to php and would like to know if there are any differences between these server tags :
<?php
?>
and
<?
?>
The first is a safe open and close tag variation, the second is the so called short-open tag. The second one is not always available, use the first option if it’s possible.
You could check the availability of short open tags in php.ini, at the short_open_tag.