enable short open tag without php.ini file

Question

can i enable short open tag with programming without touching any configuration file

Answer 1

Nope, you can't you will have to go through config file. To add more, using short tags poses security issues too, avoid using them.

Answer 2

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

Answer 3

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