How to show PHP code in comments

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I've got the HTML Formatter add-on installed, but whenever I put bits of PHP within the <code> tags, they don't show up. Is there an add-on that will help?

Wanderer

HTML Formatter (or something else) strips out PHP code for security reasons. Same goes for JavaScript...

Later...
I think I misunderstood your question, did you set the format to HTML?

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<em>did you set the format to HTML?</em> Not sure what you mean.

klip

can you post some example of a code you want to be formatted?

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<code><?php if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?> <?php the_content(); ?> <?php endwhile; endif; ?></code> -- Whenever I post the above code to my own forum, it comes up blank.

Wanderer

<em>did you set the format to HTML?</em>
Not sure what you mean.

Take a look at the comments box below mate, you have 2 options TEXT or HTML...

Grahack

you could try to replace < by &lt; this sometimes works on some other forums

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Take a look at the comments box below mate, you have 2 options TEXT or HTML...

Right, I don't have those options in my own forum. And when I try to check the box for "Show the comment format type selector when adding comments", it unchecks itself.

you could try to replace < by <

Yes, but some folks are posting huge chunks of PHP, they'll probably not want to have to change all the brackets.

klip

<code><?php echo "Hello world"; ?></code> produces:

<?php "Hello world"; ?>
if you have installed and enabled extension Html Formatter and you select Format comments as Html bellow the comment body input

Here is copy&paste of your post from above formatted by Html formatter:
<?php if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?> <?php the_content(); ?> <?php endwhile; endif; ?>
What's the problem? :-)

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As I said above, even after installing & enabling HTML Formatter, there is no "Format comments as" option in my comment form.

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The "Show the comment format type selector when adding comments" unchecks itself -- same problem as this guy:

http://newwinnipeg.com/community/discussion/2118/

Stash

Can we see your forum?

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http://www.darrenhoyt.com/forums/mimbo/

Stash

Sorry I dont' have time to really look into this, but it might have something to do with TinyMCE. Try disabling TinyMCE and see if that changes anything.

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That worked great! Thanks Stash.