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Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 04/28/07 01:13
webrod wrote:
>> No, there is no difference. In either case you are using PHP to output
>> information to the page. Nothing more, nothing less. Zip. Nada.
>
> This is because you are focusing on the outpout. As I said, YES the
> output is EXACTLY the same, if you compare the generated HTML, I agree
> this is the same.
>
Then who cares about how it's generated? I sure don't. You're fixating
on the details instead of the overall picture.
>> So what exactly do you want to validate? The only important things are
>> - the PHP code itself is valid (the interpreter will tell you if it's
>> not),
>
> I don't care about the PHP code
>
Then don't worry about validating the source. Just use the HTML
validator to check the output.
>> and the HTML output is valid (which the validator will tell you).
>
> Yes. This is what I want.
> BUT:
> I don't want to validate the output because I am NOT looking for a
> tool which only validate the HTML (like "you should replace <br> by
> <br/> to be conformed with XHTML rule bla bla bla").
> I am looking for a tool which will do the job for me ;-)
> I want it to replace automatically <br> by <br/> in my php page.
> I want it to udpate the code. (actually TIDY do it It works even with
> PHP page but with bugs!!)
>
> I'm sure you understand that I need to do this step on the input (the
> php page) instead of the output (or its work will be lost!!!!!).
>
> And then you get a better understanding of the difference between
> familly 1 and familly 2.
>
> Obviously, if you want to validate the output, there is no difference
> (who said it is what I want?). But if you need to validate the HTML
> code from a php page, you will understand it will be easier to
> validate HTML code if the php code is in the HTML (and not the
> opposite, when HTML is in the php code).
> And that's why it is always recommended to belong to the second
> family ;-)
>
> Rod
>
You've got it. It's called "Brain 1.0". And no program has replaced it
yet. That's what you get paid for.
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