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Posted by Jim Moseby on 11/15/05 19:25
>
> Jim Moseby wrote:
> >>Robin Vickery wrote:
> >>
> >>>On 11/15/05, Roman Ivanov <gamblergluck@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>Can '<?=' be used for templates, or is it "a bad thing"?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>The manual's reasonably explicit on the subject:
> >>>
> >>>"Note: Using short tags should be avoided when developing
> >>>applications or libraries that are meant for redistribution, or
> >>>deployment on PHP servers which are not under your control, because
> >>>short tags may not be supported on the target server. For portable,
> >>>redistributable code, be sure not to use short tags."
> >>
> >>I've seen this note. But I haven't seen a single server where
> >>short tags
> >>were disabled.
> >
> >
> > Nor have I. However, if I use long tags, my script will
> *always* work. If
> > I use short tags there is a *possibility* that it won't.
> So, when writing
> > code that is required to be portable, there is no reason to
> ever use short
> > tags.
>
> so how many people actually _need_ to write portable code?
I don't know, but those who do should not use short tags. And those who
hope to should not get into the habit of using short tags.
> ok
> so many you
> are starting a project which will become a runaway success
> but until it starts
> receiving alot of attention use of short-open-tags is
> probably not your biggest
> issue either.
It will be when you have to sort through 1,000,000 lines of code in 400
files to change '<?' to '<?PHP'. Better to save the grief and do it right
to start with, no?
>
> lets assume that everyone should be writing completely
> portable apps, why does this
> ini setting exist? what is the point of offering a setting
> that can be set to a
> bad(tm) value by design?
I don't know. A very good question for the PHP architects. :o)
JM
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