* Marek Kilimajer <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > Ryan A wrote: > > Hey all, > > Am a bit confused, from the time I learnt PHP (big thanks to this list for > > helping me) I have used something like this > > <?php echo $something; ?> > > but when reading someone elses code I sometimes stumble accross this: > > <?php=something?> > > is this 100% valid php? > > I have not found it in the manual... (also am not sure if the above example > > needs a $ symbol...) > > <?= $string ?> > > means the same as > > <?php echo $string ?> > > if short_open_tag is on And since you cannot always count on that being on, it's more platform independent to use the <?php echo ....; ?> construct. -- Matthew Weier O'Phinney | mailto:matthew@xxxxxxxxxx Webmaster and IT Specialist | http://www.garden.org National Gardening Association | http://www.kidsgardening.com 802-863-5251 x156 | http://nationalgardenmonth.org -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
