Question

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Are PHP short tags acceptable to use?
How to enable PHP short tags?

I came across some PHP code that is being used on a site. The odd thing is the php code is enclosed like this:

<? ?>

not

<?php ?>

How can I get it to run on my server without the ‘php’ in there?

take care,
lee

Answer 1

The opening tag <? is known as the short tag. It is not recommended because it requires a certain setting to function on servers. Specifically, you need to enable short_open_tag in your php.ini file.