IMHO, i think that short tags should be taken out of php and just use the <?php to start the parser.
if a patch is added then the parser just has more to look out for. What is the XML standard changes to something else. We cannot see what is coming next. But if short_open_tags is turned off by default then that might solve the majority of the problem. However, i think that the solution lies in removing the short tag and not adding a patch to the parser. On Wed, 2002-10-16 at 20:18, Yasuo Ohgaki wrote: > Ilia A. wrote: > > Since the general consensus by the developers is not to remove the short_tags > > or even disable them. Perhaps we should consider alternate solutions to this > > problem. Given the buzzword popularity of XML and its slowly growing > > popularity among website designers (XHTML) this issue is likely to come up in > > the future yet again. > > The solution I would like to offer, is a patch that adds special handling for > > <?xml. Thus preventing the language parser from attempting to parse data > > inside <?xml as PHP source. > > I think it's reasonable patch, but "<?" is XML Processing Instruction > tag... > > We never know how many processing tags will be in the future. > We don't know if there will be xml processor that processes php > tag or not. > > Therefore, user should turn short tag off by themselves > if the want to use XML, or echo "<?xml ......>" at the beginning > of output. > > IMO, disabling short tag in php.ini-recommended is ok in the > future. I know Zeev don't like it and I understand the reasoning. :) > > Isn't BIG caution for short_open_tag=Off while having short_open_tag=On > enough for now? Something like; > > ========== > ;If you are willing to process XML file with PHP, you should > ;turn short tag off or echo XML processing tag, "<?" whenever > ;needed. Turning off this directive and use of "<?php" is generally > ;recommended with XML documents. > ; > ;!!CAUTION!! If you have a script start with short tag and "short_open_tag=Off", > ; "<?", the content(source) is displayed!! In future version of > ;php.ini-recommended will have short_open_tag=Off by default! Use of short > ;open tag is discouraged. > ; > ;NOTE: Authors writing portable scripts should check this ini setting. > ;or echo "<?". > > short_open_tag=On > > ========== > > -- > Yasuo Ohgaki > > > -- > PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- S RAY HUNTER email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] www: http://venticon.com -- .: B i g D o g :. -- PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
