php.ini: what i must change, to write <? instead <?php?

Question

in my local hosting the script doesn't work, if i wrote <? instead of <?php.

what i must change in php.ini to correct it?

Thanks

Answer 1

http://php.net/manual/en/ini.core.php

short_open_tag

Is the property you seek.

Answer 2

It is:

short_open_tag

Make sure to read:

• PHP Short Open Tag: Convenient Shortcut or Short Changing Security?

Answer 3

It's already been said how to do it, but I'm just saying that it might not be such a great idea. Almost anyone you ask will tell you not to use short tags. Unless you have a specific reason to use short tags, you should just type <?php. It's only 3 more characters.