Infinite Load When View Ends with Unclosed <?php Tag

[basteyy]

Tempest version

1.0-alpha.6

PHP version

8.4

Operating system

Linux

Description

When a view template file ends with an open <?php tag (without the corresponding closing ?>), the application fails to render the view and the request hangs indefinitely, resulting in a perpetual loading state.

Suggested Fix

• Detect unclosed PHP tags during view compilation or loading phase.
• Throw a descriptive exception (e.g. UnclosedPhpTagException) indicating the file path and line number.
• Fallback to a safe error page rather than hanging the request.
• Optionally, integrate a linting step in the build/deployment pipeline to catch unclosed tags before runtime.
• Or change code to work with not closed views.

Steps to reproduce

• Create a new view file, for example app/example.view.php.
• Insert the following content, leaving the PHP tag unclosed:

<?php
echo "Hello, world!";
// Note: No closing tag here

• In your controller, return this view:

return View('example.view.php');

• Access the corresponding URL in your browser.