PHP Short tags

enable by setting the flag in .htaccess

php_flag short_open_tag on

Open php.ini ( /etc/php.ini or /usr/local/etc/php.ini), enter:
# vi php.ini

Set short_open_tag to On:
short_open_tag = On

Save and close the file. Restart webserver:
# service httpd restart
or
# /etc/init.d/httpd graceful