> Ok most all programs I see they use <?php echo $somevar; ?> > within the html. > Now I have always used the shortened version <?=$somevar?> Is > there a reason > why I should not use this? I've never had any problems with this way of > doing things, but I just don't see anyone else using that format..
I think it's because the '=$blah' syntax relies on short tags <? ... ?>... and short tags can upset XML parsers... as a result short tags aren't supported by all hosting providers .... so your code could break if ported to another site... Cheers Rich -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php