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PHP

Posted by Daryl Burrows
Daryl Burrows
2,564 Points

Where to put the doctype in a php header inc file?

Hi was wondering where to put the doctype in the header php file?

I noticed there isnt a doctype in any of the lessons....

1 Answer

Sean T. Unwin
Sean T. Unwin
28,660 Points
Sean T. Unwin
Sean T. Unwin
28,660 Points

Put it above the <html> tag like so (I'm using an HTML5 doctype as example):

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8"></meta>
    <title><?php echo $pageTitle; ?></title>
        ...
Daryl Burrows
Daryl Burrows
2,564 Points

That's great thanks buddy!