PHP script ends after > (not ?>)

Question

I got a really annoying error. After an > my script ends.

<html>
<body>
    <h1>Upload file to see previous upload!</h1>
    <form action="index.php" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
        <label for="file">Filename:</label>
        <input type="file" name="file" id="file">
    <br>
    <input type="submit" name="submit" value="submit">
    </form>
    <?PHP
            if (isset ($_FILES["file"])) {
                $allowedExts = array("jpeg", "jpg", "png");
                $temp = explode(".", $_FILES["file"]["name"]);
                $extension = end($temp);
                if ((($_FILES["file"]["type"] == "image/jpeg")
                  || ($_FILES["file"]["type"] == "image/jpg")
                  || ($_FILES["file"]["type"] == "image/pjpeg")
                  || ($_FILES["file"]["type"] == "image/x-png")
                  || ($_FILES["file"]["type"] == "image/png"))
                  && ($_FILES["file"]["size"] < 1048576)
                  && in_array($extension, $allowedExts)) {
                    if ($_FILES["file"]["error"] > 0) {
                        echo "Error: Couldn't upload file!";
                    } else {
                        move_uploaded_file($_FILES["file"]["tmp_name"], "files/" . $_FILES["file"]["name"]);
                    }
                } else {
                    echo "Upload a file NAO!";
                }
            }
        ?>
</body>
</html>

So on my page I can read this: "0) { echo "Error: Couldn't upload file!"; } else { move_uploaded_file($_FILES["file"]["tmp_name"], "files/" . $_FILES["file"]["name"]); } } else { echo "welcome!"; } } ?> "

Well, guess what! That was not my intention to do... So if someone can explain me why this is happening I will be thankful.

View the source of your web page. I bet you'll see the other part of your script's code in there. — cHao
– cHao, Commented Sep 4, 2013 at 19:12
I'm not sure if it matters, but shouldn't <?PHP be <?php (lowercase)? — gen_Eric
– gen_Eric, Commented Sep 4, 2013 at 19:14
Is this in a .php or a .html file? If it's not .php, this won't work. — gen_Eric
– gen_Eric, Commented Sep 4, 2013 at 19:14
@user2741021: Are you sure PHP is running at all? Try just <?php phpinfo(); ?>. — Oliver Charlesworth
– Oliver Charlesworth, Commented Sep 4, 2013 at 19:18

jeffjenx · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-04 19:17:09Z

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PHP is not being processed at all. Ensure that your page is a .php page and on a PHP server. Otherwise, ensure that Apache is processing PHP for whatever file extension you are using.

Also, note that it is more common to use lowercase PHP in <?php instead of <?PHP, although it appears that capitalization doesn't matter.

answered Sep 4, 2013 at 19:17

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anubhava · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-04 19:30:46Z

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Because of the wrong file name OR a misspelled start of php code i.e. <?PHP instead of <?php following code is being considered part of a HTML tag:

 <?PHP
        if (isset ($_FILES["file"])) {
            $allowedExts = array("jpeg", "jpg", "png");
            $temp = explode(".", $_FILES["file"]["name"]);
            $extension = end($temp);
            if ((($_FILES["file"]["type"] == "image/jpeg")
            || ($_FILES["file"]["type"] == "image/jpg")
            || ($_FILES["file"]["type"] == "image/pjpeg")
            || ($_FILES["file"]["type"] == "image/x-png")
            || ($_FILES["file"]["type"] == "image/png"))
            && ($_FILES["file"]["size"] < 1048576)
            && in_array($extension, $allowedExts))
            {

            if ($_FILES["file"]["error"] >

Note start <.... end >

And rest is what you see in your browser verbatim.

Rename your file with .php extension.

And preferably change PHP code as:

<?php
// PHP code here
?>

EDIT: Thanks for all the comments, it appears <?PHP or <?php both will work.

EDIT 2: Another thing to check is Apache config for a line similar to this:

AddType application/x-httpd-php .php

Which basically tells Apache to treat all .php files as PHP scripts.

edited Sep 4, 2013 at 19:30

answered Sep 4, 2013 at 19:17

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4 Comments

Izkata Over a year ago

I just checked and <?PHP ... ?> works. I'm a bit surprised at that.

jeffjenx Over a year ago

Capitalization does not matter for the open tag.

cHao Over a year ago

PHP's rather lax about caps, actually. Only variable names, array keys, and some constant names are case-sensitive.

Hassan Khodadadeh Over a year ago

You mean <?php not <php!

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