[wp-hackers] readme.txt: "Requires PHP 5 tag"

Jordi Canals jordi at jcanals.net
Sat Jul 25 20:49:32 UTC 2009


2009/7/25 Jason Webster <jason at intraffic.net>

> On 20/07/2009 6:20 AM, Otto wrote:
>
>  That will run fine. PHP only will throw an error if it actually makes
>> it to the code. Code is interpreted at the time of execution, not at
>> the time of inclusion. You can include a file with complete gibberish
>> inside a function, but until you try to use that function, it won't
>> stop the program.
>>
>> -Otto
>>
>
> That is SO not true.
>
> test.php:
> <?php
>
> function complete_gibberish() {
>    this is complete gibberish
>    full of all sorts of syntax errors
> }
>
>
> echo 'hi';
>
>
> $: php test.php
> > PHP Parse error:  syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in
> /home/jason/test.php on line 4
>
>


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