PHP5: showing source when using "php.ini-recommended&qu

Post by **^rooker** » Sat Dec 10, 2005 12:32 am

[PROBLEM]
(PHP v5.1.1)
When using the "php.ini-recommended" that comes with PHP 5, it just displayed sourcecode instead of executing php files, but when using "php.ini-dist" everything works fine.

[SOLUTION]
In the recommended php.ini, the following flag is the one causing trouble with 'sloppy' code:

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Short_Open_Tag = Off

Set this back to "On" (as it is by default) to get things running again.

A "short open tag" is like this: "<?" compared to the completely correct "<?PHP" tag. Since a LOT of code out there simply starts with a short tag (including most of mine), this problem is likely to appear on some else's server, too.