Netbeans 7.4 doesn't recognise PHP short tag

Question

I recently updated Netbeans to 7.4 version and I actually get plenty of \"errors\": all the code included in short php tag is not parsed and considered almost like comment (

Answer 1

1. Ctrl-1 to open your Project window
2. Right-click on your project and click on Properties
3. Enable Allow short tags (<?)
4. Press Ok

Answer 2

Maybe you want to uncheck this option.

Option >> Editor >> Uncheck Giving Space After Short Php Tag

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