Batch script to replace PHP short open tags with <?php

Question

I have a large collection of php files written over the years and I need to properly replace all the short open tags into proper explicit open tags.

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Answer 1

I had the same problem when I update php version.

Use this:

find . -iname "\*.ph\*" -type f -print0 |xargs -0 sed -i -e 's/

This will convert "" to ""

for any kind of file .php or .phtml

Credits: https://coderwall.com/p/cnm0_w/replace-php-short-open-tags-with-full-form-in-all-php-files-using-one-command