embedded HTML in php code with 5.1.1

[Bob Marley]

would anyone please tell me why this code works in 4.X, 5.0.X and not in
5.1?

<?php
function myfunction(){

*** php code ***
?>
<a href="bla.bla">bla</a>
<?
*** php code ***

}

?>

when i run it under 5.1 i get the error "Parse error: syntax error,
unexpected $end in" on the last line of the file. i drop the embedded
html and it works fine.

i know doing it this way is kinda sloppy and on my list of things to
fix, but that can't be done right now. is there some setting in 5.1
where i can turn this back on or do i have to downgrade to 5.0 again.

thanks
willie

[NC]

Bob Marley wrote:

would anyone please tell me why this code works in 4.X, 5.0.X
and not in 5.1?

<?php
function myfunction(){

*** php code ***
?>
<a href="bla.bla">bla</a>
<?
*** php code ***

}

?>

when i run it under 5.1 i get the error "Parse error: syntax error,
unexpected $end in" on the last line of the file. i drop the embedded
html and it works fine.

Most likely, it has nothing to do with PHP version, but rather with
your use of "<?" opening tag. Change it to "<?php" and see if it
solves the problem. If it does, it means your short_open_tag directive
is set to 0 and you must either change all "<?" tags to "<?php" tags or
set short_open_tag to 1.

Cheers,
NC