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Are PHP short tags acceptable to use?
So I noticed that you can write PHP programs either like
<?php
// do something
?>
or
<?
// do something
?>
What’s the difference and what’s the best practice?
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I always use
because in some hosts the short tags are not allowed. This avoids some headaches.
There’s no difference at all. Except
that acts like an “echo”