Comments on: What the…?> PHP and unwanted whitespace http://www.bigbluehat.com/blog/2009/02/18/what-the-php-and-unwanted-whitespace/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:07:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: potherca http://www.bigbluehat.com/blog/2009/02/18/what-the-php-and-unwanted-whitespace/#comment-326 potherca Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:06:17 +0000 http://www.bigbluehat.com/blog/2009/02/18/what-the-php-and-unwanted-whitespace/#comment-326 Maybe a bit late in the game, but still... I've worked for/with a lot of different companies and cutting of the closing tag is one of the first things I tend to add to the coding standards (if they have any... otherwise I just enforce my own ;-) It hasn't always gone down without a fight though. One of the main aids I offer the programmers who don't feel comfortable, despite agreeing with the premise, is to end the file with '# ? >' (can't use '#?>' as the closing tag would still be recognized as such by the parser) or '#EOF' Both ways you still have an end- of-file marker, without risking all of the hassle described above. Maybe a bit late in the game, but still…

I’ve worked for/with a lot of different companies and cutting of the closing tag is one of the first things I tend to add to the coding standards (if they have any… otherwise I just enforce my own ;-)

It hasn’t always gone down without a fight though.
One of the main aids I offer the programmers who don’t feel comfortable, despite agreeing with the premise, is to end the file with ‘# ? >’ (can’t use ‘#?>’ as the closing tag would still be recognized as such by the parser) or ‘#EOF’

Both ways you still have an end-
of-file marker, without risking all of the hassle described above.

]]> By: Benjamin Young http://www.bigbluehat.com/blog/2009/02/18/what-the-php-and-unwanted-whitespace/#comment-318 Benjamin Young Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:27:09 +0000 http://www.bigbluehat.com/blog/2009/02/18/what-the-php-and-unwanted-whitespace/#comment-318 @Chris, I guess it depends on what IDE your using. Eclipse does a fine job without the ending ?>, and this is the first I’ve heard of an editor tanking without the ?> @Chris, I guess it depends on what IDE your using. Eclipse does a fine job without the ending ?>, and this is the first I’ve heard of an editor tanking without the ?>

]]> By: Chris http://www.bigbluehat.com/blog/2009/02/18/what-the-php-and-unwanted-whitespace/#comment-315 Chris Sun, 30 Aug 2009 08:57:56 +0000 http://www.bigbluehat.com/blog/2009/02/18/what-the-php-and-unwanted-whitespace/#comment-315 Now I know there are lot of ppl out there who use Notepad, just because they can - personally I use an IDE and anytime I lose the last ?> the IDE goes all funny and gets the color coding confused; So personally I dont think the situation is so simple as clearly the IDE makers need to as follow this convention. Now I know there are lot of ppl out there who use Notepad, just because they can - personally I use an IDE and anytime I lose the last ?> the IDE goes all funny and gets the color coding confused; So personally I dont think the situation is so simple as clearly the IDE makers need to as follow this convention.

]]> By: coskunlar vinc http://www.bigbluehat.com/blog/2009/02/18/what-the-php-and-unwanted-whitespace/#comment-312 coskunlar vinc Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:26:37 +0000 http://www.bigbluehat.com/blog/2009/02/18/what-the-php-and-unwanted-whitespace/#comment-312 But we should preserve symmetry at all cost! Just kidding. But we should preserve symmetry at all cost! Just kidding.

]]> By: Carl http://www.bigbluehat.com/blog/2009/02/18/what-the-php-and-unwanted-whitespace/#comment-309 Carl Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:08:26 +0000 http://www.bigbluehat.com/blog/2009/02/18/what-the-php-and-unwanted-whitespace/#comment-309 Add my thanks here too, much appreciated. Add my thanks here too, much appreciated.

]]> By: Charissa Meems http://www.bigbluehat.com/blog/2009/02/18/what-the-php-and-unwanted-whitespace/#comment-300 Charissa Meems Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:45:46 +0000 http://www.bigbluehat.com/blog/2009/02/18/what-the-php-and-unwanted-whitespace/#comment-300 Wow! Thanks for pointing that out! - C Wow! Thanks for pointing that out!

- C

]]> By: Code Conformity « Frontier Label Tech Blog http://www.bigbluehat.com/blog/2009/02/18/what-the-php-and-unwanted-whitespace/#comment-298 Code Conformity « Frontier Label Tech Blog Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:13:44 +0000 http://www.bigbluehat.com/blog/2009/02/18/what-the-php-and-unwanted-whitespace/#comment-298 [...] the PEAR coding standards seem to be what most people are relying on.  Even so, thanks to a post from Big Blue Hat, I can help prevent issues in the future with my PHP scripts.  I had no idea that one could [...] […] the PEAR coding standards seem to be what most people are relying on.  Even so, thanks to a post from Big Blue Hat, I can help prevent issues in the future with my PHP scripts.  I had no idea that one could […]

]]> By: Benjamin Young http://www.bigbluehat.com/blog/2009/02/18/what-the-php-and-unwanted-whitespace/#comment-297 Benjamin Young Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:00:15 +0000 http://www.bigbluehat.com/blog/2009/02/18/what-the-php-and-unwanted-whitespace/#comment-297 @Brade good point on frameworks. As mentioned above, Doctrine and Zend are doing it. Hopefully more will follow their lead. @Brade good point on frameworks. As mentioned above, Doctrine and Zend are doing it. Hopefully more will follow their lead.

]]> By: Brade http://www.bigbluehat.com/blog/2009/02/18/what-the-php-and-unwanted-whitespace/#comment-296 Brade Wed, 18 Feb 2009 20:40:55 +0000 http://www.bigbluehat.com/blog/2009/02/18/what-the-php-and-unwanted-whitespace/#comment-296 Wow, this is news to me as well. Never knew the closing ?> was considered optional, or that it could be such a headache. However since most of us PHP developers use frameworks these days, the ball would seem to be mostly in their court on this matter. But I'll do what I can, when I can. Wow, this is news to me as well. Never knew the closing ?> was considered optional, or that it could be such a headache.

However since most of us PHP developers use frameworks these days, the ball would seem to be mostly in their court on this matter. But I’ll do what I can, when I can.

]]> By: Jon’s Blog » What the…?> PHP and unwanted whitespace http://www.bigbluehat.com/blog/2009/02/18/what-the-php-and-unwanted-whitespace/#comment-295 Jon’s Blog » What the…?> PHP and unwanted whitespace Wed, 18 Feb 2009 20:34:04 +0000 http://www.bigbluehat.com/blog/2009/02/18/what-the-php-and-unwanted-whitespace/#comment-295 [...] Check out the article and leave your feedback! [...] […] Check out the article and leave your feedback! […]

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