[SOLVED] Why no PHP closing tag?

[SOLVED] Why no PHP closing tag? curious. many files in the sample code are missing ?> tag Rate Topic:

#1 windsor

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Posted 07 October 2011 - 02:50 PM

Some php files in the framework have no '?>' closing tag but have <?php opening tag.

When is it appropriate or required to add the closing tag?

One of many examples in the blog demo:

../protected/components/TagCloud.php

Kindly explain this convention!

#2 Van Damm

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Posted 07 October 2011 - 03:33 PM

Omitting closing ?> tag in files that contain only PHP code is considered a good practice.
As stated in http://framework.zen...formatting.html:

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It is not required by PHP, and omitting it prevents the accidental injection of trailing white space into the response.

#3 ochgar

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Posted 19 November 2012 - 11:44 AM

Dear friends.

I have a problem, because all my php files in the framework have no '?>' closing tag. However I can't see any php page.

I uploaded to server host with this characteristics:

PHP Version 5.2.14
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report_zend_debug On On
safe_mode Off Off
safe_mode_exec_dir no value no value
safe_mode_gid Off Off
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serialize_precision 100 100
short_open_tag Off Off
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Adding ?> tag solves the problem, but I have many php pages