PHP works with <?php ?> and not with <? ?>

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For some reason it seems to be working fine, only when I used <?php ?> tag. Does not work with <? ?>

What's wrong here?

possible duplicate of Why is "<?" no longer working and instead only "<?php" works? — Lightness Races in Orbit
– Lightness Races in Orbit, Commented Aug 9, 2011 at 10:46

OM The Eternity · Accepted Answer · 2010-05-31 05:57:22Z

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Enable short_open_tag in php.ini or enable Php short open tags in php settings in wamp (In windows)...

answered May 31, 2010 at 5:57

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mpen · Accepted Answer · 2010-05-31 05:57:48Z

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Nothing's wrong. And RC quoted the wrong option.. it's short_open_tag that you're interested in. This is why people advise against using short tags, because you run into problems like this when you try switching servers.

Before you guys go and horribly miscontrue my "nothing's wrong" statement, I mean that it's not a bug or defect... you're just not using the correct settings.

answered May 31, 2010 at 5:57

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X10nD Over a year ago

I used to use the <? ?> but for some reason, it does not work now, which makes me ponder, the php.ini settings have not been changed

mpen Over a year ago

@Jean: Well, something must have changed. You can dynamically change the settings with ini_set ca.php.net/manual/en/function.ini-set.php as well, y'know.

Your Common Sense Over a year ago

Editing ini settings is not any problem. ini settings are intended for that.

score 2 · Accepted Answer · 2010-05-31 06:00:50Z

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There's a php.ini setting (short_open_tag: boolean, default: "1") to enable the use of <? ?>

edited May 31, 2010 at 6:00

answered May 31, 2010 at 5:52

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Daniel Over a year ago

No, that enables <% and %>. For <? you'll need short_open_tag php.ini directive.

mpen Over a year ago

+1 for fix. not quite sure why you thought asp_tags was correct though.

user180100 Over a year ago

@Mark, just an error probably due to multi-tasking ;) Thanks.

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