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www.it-ebooks.infoCHAPTER 3 • PHP BASICSprint "This is another PHP example.";■ Caution Although short-tag delimiters are convenient, do not use them when creating PHP-driven softwareintended for redistribution. This is because this feature could potentially be disabled within the php.ini file.When short-tags syntax is enabled and you want to quickly escape to and from PHP to output a bitof dynamic text, you can omit these statements using an output variation known as short-circuit syntax:This is functionally equivalent to both of the following variations:ScriptCertain editors have historically had problems dealing with PHP’s more commonly used escape syntaxvariants. Therefore, support for another mainstream delimiter variant, , is offered:print "This is another PHP example.";ASP StyleMicrosoft ASP pages employ a delimiting strategy similar to that used by PHP, delimiting static fromdynamic syntax by using a predefined character pattern: opening dynamic syntax with . If you’re coming from an ASP background and prefer to continue using this escapesyntax, PHP supports it. Here’s an example:print "This is another PHP example.";Keep in mind that just because you can do something doesn’t mean you should. The ASP Style andScript delimiting variants are rarely used and should be avoided unless you have ample reason for doingso.■ Caution ASP Style syntax is no longer available as of PHP 5.3.43