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The problem is when I try to install PHP scripts I get multiple errors. It seems the downloaded PHP files are coming over corrupted, but I am not really sure. One of the scripts I downloaded had given me errors and I resolved it by opening the corrupted file and replacing <? with <?php (this being the very first line). Now my other scripts aren't as simple as changing one file because all files start the same with <? and NOT <?php
Being that I am not a web programmer, my question is, does PHP files have to start with <?php or can they simply just start with <? and work properly under a Windows platform?
Before reinstalling my entire network I didn't have any problems as this and did not take notice to how exactly each file started. If anyone has ran into a similar issue in the past and have resolved the issue, please let me know...it doesn't seem to be a popular issue but I'm not sure. I thought it was the .zip program or the Windows .msi, but I used different .zip programs and different download managers, but the problem persist. I still get errors when trying to install the PHP scripts. The errors varies and not the same, they are actually not errors, they show the script text, which is why I think it relates to the download corrupting the files. I thought it could be the version of PHP I am using, but I installed the previous release and still have problems. From what I know, I have the php.ini file is configured properly. The files show without <?php on all the W2K3 machines, so something is wrong, if it is suppose to start with <?php...this is crazy. I am not sure what's going on. Any help would be great. Thanks.
>>they show the script text, which is why I think it relates to the download corrupting the files
It's because the PHP isn't being interpreted without the correct open tag.
good luck!
Thanks. That helped alot. I switched the short_open_tags to on and now the scripts work perfectly. Thanks that saved me alot.
