Better to write <?php or <?
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  <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br>
  <a href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/200640/are-php-short-tags-acceptable-to-use">Are PHP short tags acceptable to use?</a>  </p>
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<p>So I noticed that you can write PHP programs either like</p>

<pre><code>&lt;?php
// do something
?&gt;
</code></pre>

<p>or</p>

<pre><code>&lt;?
// do something
?&gt;
</code></pre>

<p>What's the difference and what's the best practice?</p>
