<Script> tag for PHP?

[jeremejazz]

Hi, someone told me that the

Code: (php)

<script>

tag can also be used for calling php functions... is that true?

[mwb1100]

you should be able to use:

Code

<script language="php"> ... </script>

See Example #2 on http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.basic-syntax.phpmode.php

[Deozaan]

If you just want to do a short section of PHP, why wouldn't you use the normal PHP tags? It's been a long time since I've done any PHP, but isn't it something simple like <?php>?

[Stoic Joker]

you should be able to use:

Code

<script language="php"> ... </script>

See Example #2 on http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.basic-syntax.phpmode.php

The moral of the story (at the link you posted) seems to be yes you can do it, but it's a bad habbit/idea that will bite you in the ass down the road. <?PHP ...code...  ?> or <?=$Value?> are both universally safe in any environment/version or mixture of code.


Not to mention it looks too much like a Java Script tag of your skimming something large in a hurry (We've all done that at least once...).