[RESOLVED] php.ini short_open_tags

Raconteur

Hi gang,

We have a site that is using short open tags all over the place. I did a global search and replace using the regex "^<\?(?php)" to change them to "<?php" tags, which worked just fine.

I then went into my php.ini and set short_open_tags to Off. The site would not load properly. I discovered that the reason was the use of the "<?=" tag, which is all over the place.

Is there a way to use the "<?=" with short_open_tags turned off? Or is there a way to use "<?=" in the "long" form so that it works with the enforcement of "<?php" as the open tag?

Thanks!

Chris

laserlight

Is there a way to use the "<?=" with short_open_tags turned off? Or is there a way to use "<?=" in the "long" form so that it works with the enforcement of "<?php" as the open tag?

As far as I know, no. You have to replace it with an echo (or print).

Raconteur

Hi LL,

Thanks for the reply.

So does that mean if I have:

<?=$varName?>

I would need to replace it with:

<?php echo $varName ?>

Is that it? That simple?

Cheers,

Chris

NogDog

Yes.

Raconteur

Cheers, all!

Great siggy, NogDog!

laserlight

You're welcome, and remember to mark this thread as resolved (if it is) using the thread tools.

djjjozsi

sorry, but that sounds like:

"i turned off my alarm system, could anybody tell me how to keep safe my money?"

why is needed to turn that off? lazy programmers luv that 🙂

laserlight

djjjozsi wrote:
why is needed to turn that off? lazy programmers luv that

Short open tags do not play well with <?xml tags, and in fact are no longer enabled by default in php.ini