Solved Is the closing PHP bracket required?

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The opening PHP tag is <?php and belongs at the top of a PHP page; however, the closing tag ?> is not included in the ending of the file which is pure PHP.

From the PHP Manual:

If a file is pure PHP code, it is preferable to omit the PHP closing tag at the end of the file.

According to the PSR-2 Coding Style:

All PHP files MUST use the Unix LF (linefeed) line ending.

All PHP files MUST end with a single blank line.

The closing ?> tag MUST be omitted from files containing only PHP.