I did read and follow part two. I searched again in the ini file and found that there are two sections that mention the short_open_tag = On. Below, the first part is where I added it. The second part is further down where there was another version that I missed that was already there. I am sure there is a good reason why there are two sections for the same thing. This is what threw me off. Thanks for the help everyone.
Code:
; short_open_tag
; Default Value: On
; Development Value: Off
; Production Value: Off
short_open_tag = On
; used regardless of this directive.
; Default Value: On
; Development Value: Off
; Production Value: Off
; http://php.net/short-open-tag
short_open_tag=Off
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