[SOLVED] php shows blank pages on Apache(reopen)

[BillLee]

In the thread of the same name, it was suggested that

Remove the space from

<? php

i.e.

<?php

I have just installed a Fedora 12 system. The supplied httpd and php exhibit the "php shows blank pages on Apache" problem that seems to be caused by using "<?" instead of "<?php".

I have several hundred thousand lines of PHP code all written using "<?"

Is there a configuration for Apache that will allow a simple "<?" to operate?

Thanks.

Bill Lee

---------- Post added at 09:00 PM CDT ---------- Previous post was at 08:19 PM CDT ----------

It's a php.ini option.

The distribution sets

short_open_tag=off

even though the documentation three lines earlier in that file says the default is "on".

Regards,

Bill Lee

[giulix]

Default=In absence of an explicit setting. So, if the switch is explicitly set to off, that supersedes its default "on" setting. The distro correctly sets it to off because the short tag is discouraged, so it is appropriate for most users

[BillLee]

Originally Posted by giulix

Default=In absence of an explicit setting. So, if the switch is explicitly set to off, that supersedes its default "on" setting. The distro correctly sets it to off because the short tag is discouraged, so it is appropriate for most users

Perhaps you missed this in my original post:

"I have several hundred thousand lines of PHP code all written using "<?""

Sure as h*** not appropriate for me!

[wojox]

So what happens when you set:

short_open_tag = On

And restart Apache?

[giulix]

Originally Posted by BillLee

Perhaps you missed this in my original post:

No, i didn't...

[jpollard]

And eventually, the short form will go away...