# PHP noob problem

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-noob-problem/73908>\
**Category:** programming\
**Created:** [December 21, 2004, 6:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-noob-problem/73908 "2004-12-21T18:14:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![nomad77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecae2f/32.png) [@nomad77](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nomad77)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2004, 6:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-noob-problem/73908/1 "2004-12-21T18:14:08Z")

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I am not new to the programing world but new to PHP. Looks super simplistic but I am having an initial set back. I am following along with the PHP tutorials here at this site.

I have htm doc with this exact code inside:

```auto
 
<html> 
<body> 
 
<?php 
 
print("<font>Can gophers really code PHP?</font>"); 
 
?> 
 
</body> 
 
</html> 

```

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[/size][/color][color=#666666]here is my output…[/color] [color=#666666][color=#000000]Can gophers really code PHP?[/color][/color][color=#666666]"); ?\> [/color]

Why do I get a ?\> appearring at the end of my output? No matter what i do I always get this effect. Can anyone help me?

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