IT is how PHP is configured on your server. The easiest thing is to set the option short_open_tag to false (assuming you don't use the short tag syntax, and use the proper syntax instead). Check http://ca.php.net/manual/en/ini.core.php#ini.short-open-tag for details. -----Original Message----- From: emacs-orgmode-bounces+jonathana=criticalmass.com@gnu.org [mailto:emacs-orgmode-bounces+jonathana=criticalmass.com@gnu.org] On Behalf Of Dan Davison Sent: May 26, 2009 1:20 PM To: emacs org-mode mailing list Subject: [Orgmode] First line of exported HTML causes error as .php I think there's been a change in HTML export which has broken the way in which I was using org to produce PHP files. The HTML exporter now produces the following as the first line (I believe this is new). However, when the file is produced with a .php suffix (setq org-export-html-extension "php") and placed on a PHP-enabled web server, I get this error: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in /net/markov/export/postdocs/davison/pub_html/software/shellfish/shellfish.php on line 1 It seems to work OK if I delete the first line. I know next to nothing about these things and I'd appreciate it if someone could tell me whether this should be viewed as a bug in org, or whether I am just doing things the wrong way. (Is this how others produce PHP files in org?) Thanks, Dan _______________________________________________ Emacs-orgmode mailing list Remember: use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode The information contained in this message is confidential. It is intended to be read only by the individual or entity named above or their designee. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any distribution of this message, in any form, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please immediately notify the sender and delete or destroy any copy of this message.