I'm having problems with an application where some <? ?> tags are being confused with html comments. Follow the code snippet.
<h3><?= $cadastros->num_rows(); ?> registro(s)</h3>
<? foreach($cadastros -> result() as $cadastro): ?>
In source code, it interprets the arrows as html comment.
Enable short_open_tag in php.ini
Search for "short_open_tag", find the line and change the setting value.
The short_open_tag policy is likely to be disabled.
1) Make sure it is enabled:
Via the command line:
php -i | grep short_open_tag
Via file .php :
phpinfo ();
2) Find the .ini files to make changes:
php --ini
and will return something like:
Configuration File (php.ini) Path: /etc/php/7.1/cli
Loaded Configuration File: /etc/php/7.1/cli/php.ini
Scan for additional .ini files in: /etc/php/7.1/cli/conf.d
3) Look for the no .ini being loaded in Loaded Configuration File , change the value of the short_open_tag directive;
4) Restart Apache