Syntax error in comment.tpl.php when php shorthand is off

Created on 8 September 2011, over 13 years ago
Updated 7 September 2024, 4 months ago

Problem/Motivation

File analytic/comment.tpl.php has a syntax error within a PHP /**/ comment block.
This causes access to nodes/comments to render improperly, with a mostly white background and no css style whatsoever. Seen with CentOS 5.6 + Drupal 7.8 + PHP 5.3.3.

Verify with:
$ cd public_html/themes/Analytic/analytic
$ php -l comment.tpl.php
PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '*' in comment.tpl.php on line 13
Errors parsing comment.tpl.php

Proposed resolution

A block of 3 lines is commented out, but uses shorthand syntax <? ?>.
PHP is from stock yum install and has short_open_tag set to off.
The error is reported on line 13, but actually starts on line 11.
Original code (line 11):

<?/*php print render($title_prefix); ?>

Proposed fix (line 11):

/*print render($title_prefix);

Remaining tasks

I'm not sure why the 3 lines of code are blocked out, but using long-form syntax gets rid of the error on a php engine compiled with short_open_tag off.

Note file node.tpl.php uses a similar shorthand but does not generate a php error. I suspect the difference is it's contained within a single php statement, whereas the block in comments.tpl.php spans multiple statements. Anyway it's probably best to avoid shorthand syntax anyway.

User interface changes

None

API changes

None

Original report by [username]

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Status

Needs review

Version

1.0

Component

Code

Created by

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States dneedham

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