PHP Short Tags

Short tags aren't going anywhere, so why not use them! Short tags are best used in template files in frameworks like Zend Framework.

These are short tags

<? $items = array('apple','pie','bacon'); ?> <? foreach ($items as $item) : ?> <? if ($item == 'bacon') : ?> <?=$item?> <? else : ?> <?=$item?> <? endif ; ?> <?endforeach ; ?>

Enable in php.ini

short_open_tag = On

Enable in .htaccess

php_flag short_open_tags on

Hooray for less typing!