PHP Tags

[Dragosvr92]

Hello

i said to replace the short php tags (<??>) with long php tags (<?php ?>)

but it is giving me Parse errors -.-

 

the parse error apears if i have

<?php//NOTE ?>

 

With <?//NOTE?> Is all ok and it dosnt give me that error ..

could anyone please tell me why dos it give the error and some more details about the tags etc

 

Thanks in advance

[Pikachu2000]

Put in a space. <?php //NOTE ?>

[PFMaBiSmAd]

None of -

 

<?php//NOTE?>

 

or

 

<?php//NOTE ?>

 

or

 

<?php //NOTE ?>

 

produce a parse error (edit: on a system with short_open_tags turned off, I did not test on a system with them on.)

 

You likely have some other syntax error prior to that point that is being detected when the <?php tag is being encountered.

 

Please post the actual error and the code up to the point where the error is being reported.

 

edit: on a system with short_open_tags turned ON, you do get runtime notices for the <?php//NOTE?> and <?php//NOTE ?> versions about php being an undefined constant, but those are not parse errors.

[Pikachu2000]

I didn't run it, but Zend Studio shows a Use of undefined constant php - assumed 'php' without the space in it.

[Dragosvr92]

@ Pikachu2000

i know that works but i was wondering why <?php//MESAGE?> Isnt working without the space

 

@PFMaBiSmAd

 

It dos produce the error ........ otherwise i wouldnt post if i wasnt sure it produced the error

Well i have short tags enabled

 

And it did gaved a parse error

 

 

here are the exact errors and code ...

<?php//Login
error_reporting(0);
//$KEY  = 'blablaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh';
$KEY  = 'BLAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHh';//Localhost

 

With <?php//Login it gives the error bellow

Parse error: parse error in C:\wamp\www\IP\index.php on line 2

 

if i remove line 2 it gives a same error at line 4

 

they arent serious errors but i said that it'll be safer with the full php tags in my script

[PFMaBiSmAd]

With short_open_tags ON, the php code you have written cannot be parsed.

 

With short_open_tags OFF, the php code you have written can be parsed.

 

Short-answer: Don't put a comment immediately following a php tag without any white-space between the tag and the comment.

[Dragosvr92]

ok thanks

i will continue the short php tags as they are prettier and they work better if they are enabled

 

[Daniel0]

ok thanks

i will continue the short php tags as they are prettier and they work better if they are enabled

 

That's fine. Just remember that you might run into trouble if you're writing code that other people are going to use seeing as they're turned off by default.

[Dragosvr92]

neah .. i am writing the code for my personal use only

and if i will ever get on a dumb host that dosnt activate them (which i doubt)  i'll use Notepad++'s replacement tool to change them into long tags