php.ini setting for PrestaShop

[Jeff S]

I'm installing the latest PrestaShop, but it says

"Set short_open_tag to off in php.ini"

 

What does that mean, the value should be default so can I get that for my site on Tommy?

https://thinkgenius.heliohost.org

 

or how will this work, Thank you

[Krydos]

Which version of php are you using?

 

Standard php tags are

<?php

?>

Short php tags are

<?

?>

[Jeff S]

Tommy is giving me PHP Version 5.6.32

I display info at http://thinkgenius.heliohost.org/phpinfo.php

 

Thanks I don't know why prestashop is warning me to turn that off then, sounds like it could still work enabled. Like where could I read why prestashop would need that turned off?

 

*EDIT Now I have found a reason Heliohost should not be enabling it by default. If app outputs "<?XML" then what would it do? Assume that it needs to interpret the contents as PHP which of course would be invalid.

see https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/151661/is-it-bad-practice-to-use-tag-in-php

Edited January 7, 2018 by Jeff S

[Krydos]

Oh you're right, it was turned on. I would have assumed it would be off by default.

[Jeff S]

I still can't figure out, how can I get the setting changed? I am helping someone else who recently started on Tommy and needs it changed too.

 

*EDIT I started thinking maybe you meant to imply that you changed it for me. So I looked an my phpinfo again and sure enough it is off now. So would it also need changed for the other account I'll be working on?

Edited January 8, 2018 by Jeff S

[wolstech]

Krydos already turned it off. The phpinfo for 5.6 is showing it as off now.

[Krydos]

So would it also need changed for the other account I'll be working on?

No, it's off for everyone on Tommy using php 5.6.

[wolstech]

So would it also need changed for the other account I'll be working on?

Are you aware that you're only allowed one account?