php being commented out in HTML

Question

I am building a user form and I am using php for the values of the form.

    <select id="customerInput" name="customerId" style="width:300px"> 
        <?  foreach (array_slice($customers, 1) as $row) { ?>
        <option value="<? echo $row['CustomerID']; ?>"> <? echo $row['Name'];  ?> </option> <? } ?>
    </select>

Hopefully you can see what I am trying to do...I want the options value to be the customer ID and the writing in the field the customer Name.

When I run this the and view the source, the php is commented out etc and does not work

I am not sure why...Any ideas?

Does your server support PHP in the first place? Have you enabled short open tag? — Álvaro González, Apr 01 '13 at 16:56
It supports PHP but looks like it doesn't support short open tags lol. Thanks for the help. How do I enable the short open tags? — Butterflycode, Apr 01 '13 at 16:58
check the ini file and set short_open_tag = 1. Learn more about php tags here http://php.net/manual/en/ini.core.php — vdua, Apr 01 '13 at 16:58

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 01 '13 at 16:57

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Try this (Changing <? to <?php ):

<select id="customerInput" name="customerId" style="width:300px"> 
        <?php 
          foreach (array_slice($customers, 1) as $row) { ?>
             <option value="<?php echo $row['CustomerID']; ?>"> <?php echo $row['Name'];  ?> </option>
       <?php } ?>
</select>

answered Apr 01 '13 at 16:57

Abu Romaïssae

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That worked! wow thanks! So I need to use the full hand for php? – Butterflycode Apr 01 '13 at 16:58
It depends on how your server is set up. http://www.php.net/manual/en/ini.core.php#ini.short-open-tag – EmmyS Apr 01 '13 at 16:58
yes, otherwise you should enable this on your server – Abu Romaïssae Apr 01 '13 at 16:59
Also, @Butterflycode please don't forget to accept the answer if it worked for you – Abu Romaïssae Apr 01 '13 at 17:00
Will do, just cant for 10 more minutes :) – Butterflycode Apr 01 '13 at 17:00

php being commented out in HTML

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