Need help with PHP script

[4SeeN]

I tried to install a PHP script and it gave me this error message when i went to view the webpage:

Short Open Tags are Required
Your web server is running PHP with short open tags disabled. This severely inhibits many PHP-based applications from functioning correctly. GroupIT cannot be installed on this server - sorry! Please contact sean@groupit.org if you\'d like him to recommend a reputable hosting provider that doesn\'t cripple PHP.




Thanx in advance for the help.

[Justin]

I'm not sure why you got that error(unless short tags means something else). Here is an example of long and short tags:

Full Method
<?php echo " the full method tags<br>"; ?>

Short Method
<? echo "short method tags<br>"; ?>

I looked at the code and it uses the short method(which our servers support).

[4SeeN]

is short tags enabled on all servers??

[tlp]

Yes are they enabled?

[Justin]

Yes it is. Take a look here
http://host23.hrwebservices.net/short_tags.php

[4SeeN]

http://www.infinitestylez.com/DaStaff/kickstart/

This is the page where i'm receiving the errors.

[don5408]

"This is the page where i'm receiving the errors"

Hi. If you haven't already done so try emailing the contact addy referenced in the error message, explain that you are getting an error saying "your web server is running PHP with short open tags disabled" and that you have confirmed that this is NOT the case (if necessary you could even send him a phpinfo report so that he can see for himself that short_open_tags = on). Hopefully the author may be able to shed some light as to what might be triggering this false error message.

Good luck!
Don

[Kelli]

Wiat.. how is it generating the error message if it can't execute the PHP script in order to call the function that makes the error message? ..... In which case, obviously the short open tags work. Either way, if they didn't, wouldn't you just see the code?

[Justin]

Good point Kelli ;-)

[Kelli]

Hehe.. Though I think I broke my brain...

[jedivn]

>>if you'd like him to recommend a reputable >>hosting provider that doesn't cripple PHP

shady here..

Jedi

[Quintopia]

It probably has some code included that uses the full form and checks to see if the short form works (presumably by checking the PHP settings making sure short_open_tags=on) and this is the code that is returning the false negative.