Though i'm a bit of a newbie myself, I believe the only difference between the 2 is that some servers require <?php and others will allow both. So if your not using your own server, your safest bet is to get used to using <?php rather than <? Nate ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2001 11:43 AM Subject: [PHP] difference between <?php and <? > Hi, > > I am a newbie at this PHP thing and I have been working from information > on the web and from books. > > I noticed that some start the PHP script with <? and some start with > <?php. Actually I have noticed that one of the first PHP script in my > book uses both methods interchangeably. > > Is there a real difference between the two? > > Or maybe I just haven't noticed something. > > Peter > > > -- > PHP General 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] > -- PHP General 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]