Re: [PHP] Newbie question about

2006-09-09 Thread Mike Borrelli
Okay, after thinking about it, and looking at the replies, it seems as though there is only one situation where the short tags break things, and that's in XML with the pair being valid for XML. Yes, enabling the short tags is in the ini file, but is it on by default and require effort to change?

[PHP] Newbie question about

2006-09-09 Thread Mike Borrelli
Good day, While I've been using php for more than a little while now, I've never understood why the use of the "" short tag is noted "to be avoided". Or rather, I understand that there's an option to disable it, and that's why it's noted in this way, but I don't understand why it's disabled? Wha