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"<?= site_url('user/profile') ?>" not working on codeigniter 2.1.3

the problem its with

site_url not working on the server

<a href="<?= site_url('user/profile') ?>"><img src="<?php echo base_url()." alt="profile"></a>

if i do it like this it works

<a href="<?php echo site_url('user/profile') ?>"><img src="<?php echo base_url()."alt="profile"></a>

on the localhost it works and in another server

maybe the server should have something installed on the php

pedro
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  • What do you mean by "not working" exactly, what happens? Try removing the space between `=` and `site_url` though – Pekka Feb 12 '13 at 20:25

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It seems your server's php.ini file has not enabled short_open_tags.

Joseph Silber
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You must have set short_open_tag to on in php.ini for this to work.

Vasilis Lourdas
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The difference is the server configuration. If you are saying that 

<a href="<?php echo site_url('user/profile') ?>"><img src="<?php echo base_url()."alt="profile"></a>

works, it means short_open_tag directive is off in php.ini file, so you must always use the full tag <?php.

For extra info, check this old question. Are PHP short tags acceptable to use?

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Alfabravo
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  • how to configure this – Aravinth E Feb 11 '17 at 07:37
  • @AravinthE That's a different question :) I'd search here in Stack Overflow... I'd find results like [this one](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12579448/php-short-open-tag-on-not-working) – Alfabravo Feb 13 '17 at 15:22
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Since you stated that <?php echo works but <?= does not, it looks like Short Tags are disabled in your target environment's php.ini.

Please note that the use of short tags is discouraged

Christian Kiewiet
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