PHP Start and End tags

There are three basic types of PHP Start and End tags which is also called PHP Opening and Closing tags respectively.

Figure: PHP Starting and Ending Tags

Examples:

You can use any type of php tag in your script.

<?
echo "<P>Example of 1st type of PHP tag.</P>";
?>

<?php
echo "<P>Example of 2nd type of PHP tag.</P>";
?>

<script language="php">
echo "<P>Example of 3rd type of PHP tag.</P>";
</script>