Php parser error when xml version is mentioned

[SureshM]

Hi

[SureshM]

I am giving this answer for future reference for somebody looking for the same answer.

The syntax is correct, but the following pages gave me the information I need:
http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.basic-syntax.php
http://www.php.net/manual/en/ini.sect.language-options.php#ini.short-open-tag

The answer is:
[1] Either disable short_open_tag in the php.ini. [But not always we have the option as webhosting company might not be willing to change.]
[2] The alternative is to use this
<?php echo("<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>\n"); ?>

[twohawks]

I am still looking for other solutions, but may do well to add this...

If the page is not being server-parsed I receive the same error.
So for instance, take a .htm file with the xml declaration,
when I add...
AddHandler server-parsed .htm
...the error goes away.

Cheers,
TwoHawks