Adding HTML to My PHP Page

[djr33]

<?php is also only for PHP whereas <? can be used for other languages, I believe.
<&#37; also works in some cases for PHP I think, though that's the same for ASP, etc.

Twey, can you explain a bit more about:

<?=something()?>

?

[thetestingsite]

<?php is also only for PHP whereas <? can be used for other languages, I believe.
<&#37; also works in some cases for PHP I think, though that's the same for ASP, etc.

Well; as I said before, <? and (I haven't mentioned this yet) <% works for php if it is enabled in the php.ini file. Otherwise, those above mentioned tags will not work (with PHP that is).

can you explain a bit more about:

<?=something()?>

?

<?="This is a test" ?>

is the same as

<?php
echo "This is a test"
?>

Hope this helps.

[djr33]

I get that... just like Twey's example.

But what's up with the '='? Does it set the implied output (beyond the <?) to the value? Or does it change the meaning of the <?= tag? Would it work with <?php=, etc.

[thetestingsite]

Well, I just tested this:

<?php="This is a test";?>

and it didn't work.

[Twey]

Does it set the implied output (beyond the <?) to the value?

No, it's just a character used in the opening tag. It has no syntactical meaning, any more than <? is related to numerical comparisons and conditionals.

Would it work with <?php=, etc.

No.