enabling in php.ini?

Someone gave me this suggestion, but I don't know what it means.

Can someone give me an idea of what this sentence means please?

"also check your php config
<? ?> php tags must be enabled in php ini file"

then I was told "short tags must be enabled. Without it being enabled you can only use long tags: <?php ?>"


In newbie terms please: How/where do I enable what exactly?

thanks

 

In your PHP.ini file look for this:

; Allow the <? tag. Otherwise, only <?php and <script> tags are recognized.
; 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.
short_open_tag = On

Make sure that is set to On and isn't commented out

If you don't know where the php ini is, create a php script and enter this code:

<?php
phpinfo()
?>

PHP:

Save it and load it in a browser, that will tell you the php.ini location

 

thank you.........................

 

Wow wow wow

Never use short open tags if you want to write portable code.

<?php ?> and <script language="php"></script> will work everywhere whereas <? ?> and <% %> will not work unless you modify the (recommended) php.ini file.

 

Yes, get into a habit of using <?php and ?> instead of short tags.