From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Operating system: Any PHP version: 4.0.6 PHP Bug Type: Feature/Change Request Bug description: Scripting language features I use PHP as a general scripting language, and some compile or runtime options would be very useful: - A no-tags mode that would have the interpreter behave as if it were always inside a <?php ?> block - Standard file handles predefined, similiar to $argc and $argv[]: $stdin, $stdout, $stderr - Quiet mode always enabled The following script is too complicated: #!/usr/local/bin/php -q <? $l = ""; $fp = fopen("php://stdin", "r"); while (!feof($fp)) { $s = fgets($fp, 5000); if ($l != $s) { echo $s; $l = $s; } } ?> It would be much nicer to write it as follows: #!/usr/local/bin/php $l = ""; while (!feof($stdin)) { $s = fgets($stdin, 5000); if ($l != $s) { echo $s; $l = $s; } } -- Edit Bug report at: http://bugs.php.net/?id=11944&edit=1 -- PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]