Why doesn't this work now?

[Jmacp]

Accessing a variable like "<?=$s?>" worked before i reinstalled php/apache,

<?php

$s = $_COOKIE["tracker"];

?>

<script>

var x = "test" +  "<?=$s?>" +  "test"

</script>

just outputs

test<?=$s?>test

$s is valid as if i do an echo $s i get a result.

I think it could be a configuration thing.