Set visibility of span with PHP

[NotSureILikePHP]

I have a span that is only supposed to show if the user is an admin. The code works fine on the current system but I'm trying to upgrade to a newer system. Here is the code:

 

<div class="note ui-corner-top">
    <h4 class="ui-corner-top">
        <?=Format::daydatetime($note[created])?> -  posted by <?=$note[staff]?>
        <span id='link_<?=$note[noteID]?>' style='float:right;padding-right:10px;'>
        <span id='sEdit'><a href='javascript:makeEditable("<?=$note[noteID]?>", "Edit", "customer_note")'>Edit</a></span>
        <?if($thisstaff->isAdmin()){?>
            <span id='sDelete'> \ <a href='javascript:makeEditable("<?=$note[noteID]?>", "Delete", "customer_note")'>Delete</a></span>
            <?}?>
            <span id='customer_note_save_link_<?=$note[noteID]?>' style='display:none'><a href='javascript:makeEditable("<?=$note[noteID]?>", "Save", "customer_note")'>Save</a></span>  
            <span id='customer_note_cancel_link_<?=$note[noteID]?>' style='display:none'> \ <a href='javascript:makeEditable("<?=$note[noteID]?>", "Cancel", "customer_note")'>Cancel</a> 

            < /span>
        </span>
    </h4>
</div>

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This is displaying "Edit isAdmin()){?> \ Delete"

 

When I delete this line of code:

 

[code]

<?if($thisstaff->isAdmin()){?>

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I get "Edit / Delete" which is exactly what I want but then it always displays even when the user isn't an admin. I'm assuming I'm missing something very simple here, like an apostrophe or something but I can't figure it out.

[NomadicJosh]

Can you also post the code that is doing the admin check?

[Ch0cu3r]

You getting that output because most likely your "newer system" does not have a setting call short_open_tags enabled for your php config. Either enable that setting or covert the short php tags such as <? ?> to be the full php tag syntax <?php ?>