WordPress include SVG file error

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I use PHP and WordPress.

On localhost I can include a SVG file without problems, but on the live server. I try to include an SVG file to be able to style it with CSS.

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I got this error message 

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in
/www/webvol1/34q/h6njx/mysite.com/public_html/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/fish_icon.svg on line 1

I run a file_exists on the file and it returns true but the include does not work. Why not? Why on the localhost and not the live server?

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  1. My hosting allowed <? and the include thougt it was a PHP file, not an XML file.

    I had to run echo before the XML.

    <?php echo '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf8"?>'; ?>

    It makes WordPress not be able to read this image, it prevents a good image preview. Other clever solutions are still welcome…

  2. You probably sorted this long ago but I’ve just had the problem and it’s to do with apache’s short_open_tag setting.

    You can modify this on a per site basis by including the following in your .htaccess 

     # .htaccess
 <IfModule mod_php5.c>
   php_value short_open_tag 0
 </IfModule>

    Or you can fix for all sites by editing your php.ini file and finding the short open tag setting and setting it to off.

    # php.ini
short_open_tag: Off

  3. It works for me – just remove xml header tag from your SVG file completely, as this is not needed by the browser. SVG optimization tools like the web-based SVGOMG tool do this automatically for you.