How does PHP syntax work?

Question

I recently discovered some code that output a variable in php like this:

<?=$var;?>

I have never seen this before. Is it the same as

<?php echo $var;?>

?

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 13 '13 at 15:05

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<?=$var;?>

is the same as

<?php echo $var;?>

But it will only work if you have:

short_open_tag=On

in your php.ini

As of php 5.4 short_open_tag isn't required. The shorthand version is always available. http://php.net/manual/en/ini.core.php#ini.short-open-tag

@jszobody: Thanks for your comment!

answered Apr 13 '13 at 15:05

hek2mgl

As of php 5.4 short_open_tag isn't required. The shorthand version is always available. http://www.php.net/manual/en/ini.core.php#ini.short-open-tag – jszobody Apr 13 '13 at 15:06

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