Enable short open tag without php.ini file

Question

Can I enable PHP short tags without touching any configuration files?

Answer 1

You should be able to change it in your .htaccess file if it wasn't locked down

<IfModule mod_php5.c>
  php_value short_open_tag 1
</IfModule>

See http://php.net/manual/en/configuration.changes.php for more details

Answer 2

If you have access to an .htaccess but not the php.ini, simply add this to .htaccess in root of the php app you are planning on running:

php_value short_open_tag 1

Answer 3

Checkout this previous Questions:
How to enable PHP short tags - Manual Setting

You can use ini_set function for setting programmatically

Revised: I try using ini_set function to configure it but failed. You can check previous questions for better answer.

Answer 4

I think the short_open_tag can't be modified with ini_set().

Answer 5

Add into your .htaccess file,

php_value short_open_tag 1