[PHP] Do I need the closing ?> tag

PHP 4.2.2 (linux) doesn't seem to mind if I leave off the closing ?> tag at the end of a file. Is the ?> assumed at EOF? I have PHP that outputs binary and along the way I include() a lot of php scripts. I'm constantly having problems when I leave a little whitespace at the end of some script af

[PHP] Re: Do I need the closing ?> tag

damental behavior of the scanner that's not gonna change any time soon. If it does, I hope it will break catastophically rather than mysteriously. "David McArthur" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:20021108221952.59058.qmail@;pb1.pair.com... > PHP 4.2.2 (linux) doesn