Noob's doubt on echo function in php

[mandi]

I have just started to learn some php via internet,
I just went through the very basics of php,
I studied some echo functions inside the php,while i tried to practice them
I got strucked,this is the code i tried

Code:

<?=php
echo "why is this","echo script","not working!!";
?>

and i got this error

Code:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_ECHO, expecting ',' or ';' in C:\xampp\xamp\echo11.php on line 2

I am just a noob to php,so just bear with me ,

and try to help me to solve this error....

[DAMINK™]

<?php
echo = "why is this echo script not working!!";
?>

You added a =

[mandi]

Code:

<?php
echo = "why is this echo script not working!!";
?>

You added a =

Thanks bro,issues has been fixed,Thank you once again for your kindly help...

[Orgy]

Well, that would work kind of.

PHP Code:

<?="why is this echo script not working!!"; ?>

Small print hack using shorttags.

[Chimi]

You're full of answers, Orgy. How can "=" be used in substitute of <?php though?

[Orgy]

You're full of answers, Orgy. How can "=" be used in substitute of <?php though?

It's not. <? is a legal (yet frowned upon) short tag, that works perfectly instead of <?php as long as you have short tags enabled in your php.ini

The = takes place of a print