[PHP] Print in html <?

Brandon Orther

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Feb 21, 2001, 1:35:25 PM2/21/01

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Hello,

I am trying to finish up a script with instructions on how to add my banner
add script to someone's .phtml file. I need to print <? readfile(""); ?> in
the html page that has instructions for the user. Anyway when I try to do
that it just runs as a script... does anyone know how I can get over this?

Thank you,

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Christian Reiniger

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Feb 22, 2001, 5:41:48 AM2/22/01

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On Wednesday 21 February 2001 20:11, Hrishi wrote:

> On Thursday 22 February 2001 00:12, Brandon Orther wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I am trying to finish up a script with instructions on how to add my
> > banner add script to someone's .phtml file. I need to print <?
> > readfile(""); ?>
>

> use :
> echo '<? yaddayadda ?>';
>
> the single quotes ensure that php does not evaluate the contents of the
> string constant

=> it is sent as is, the browser sees a tag that's unknown to him and
simply ignores it. I.e. that doesn't work.

Use the proper HTML entities for the brackets:

<? readfile (""); ?>

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PHPBeginner.com

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Feb 22, 2001, 6:08:29 AM2/22/01

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if it is in html then do this:

<?

but if you are using PHP then echo '<?' will work perfectly.

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Maxim Maletsky
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PHPBeginner.com

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Feb 22, 2001, 6:08:30 AM2/22/01

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However I think double quote will work as well... (am I wrong?)

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Maxim Maletsky
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-----Original Message-----
From: Hrishi [mailto:hri...@mediaibc.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2001 4:12 AM
To: Brandon Orther; PHP User Group
Subject: Re: [PHP] Print in html <?

On Thursday 22 February 2001 00:12, Brandon Orther wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I am trying to finish up a script with instructions on how to add my
banner
> add script to someone's .phtml file. I need to print <? readfile(""); ?>

use :
echo '<? yaddayadda ?>';

the single quotes ensure that php does not evaluate the contents of the
string constant

cheers,
hrishi

Sascha Andres

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Feb 21, 2001, 3:06:41 PM2/21/01

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hi,
with

?>
<? readfile(""); ?>
<?

it should run. u could use

echo ("< readfile(\"\")>")

as well.

sascha

Hrishi

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Feb 21, 2001, 2:05:47 PM2/21/01

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On Thursday 22 February 2001 00:12, Brandon Orther wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I am trying to finish up a script with instructions on how to add my banner
> add script to someone's .phtml file. I need to print <? readfile(""); ?>

use :
echo '<? yaddayadda ?>';

the single quotes ensure that php does not evaluate the contents of the
string constant

cheers,
hrishi

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Christian Reiniger

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Feb 22, 2001, 9:50:21 AM2/22/01

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On Thursday 22 February 2001 12:14, PHPBeginner.com wrote:
> if it is in html then do this:
>
> <?
>
> but if you are using PHP then echo '<?' will work perfectly.

No.
echo '<?' will ensure that the stuff is not parsed, but the browser will
not evaluate it (unknown tags are ignored). So < or echo '<' is
needed.

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