1.2.1420. Using Short Tags

The code makes use of short tags. Short tags are the following : <? . A full scripts looks like that : <? /* php code */ ?> .

It is recommended to avoid using short tags, and use standard PHP tags. This makes PHP code compatible with XML standards. Short tags used to be popular, but have lost it.

See also PHP Tags.

1.2.1420.1. Connex PHP features

• short-tag

• php-tag

• echo-tag

1.2.1420.1.1. Suggestions

• Use full tags

1.2.1420.1.2. Specs

Short name	Structures/ShortTags
Rulesets	All, Appinfo, CE, Changed Behavior, PHP recommendations
Exakat since	0.8.4
PHP Version	With PHP 7.0 and older
Severity	Minor
Time To Fix	Instant (5 mins)
Precision	Very high
ClearPHP	no-short-tags
Available in	Entreprise Edition, Community Edition, Exakat Cloud