What are the potential pitfalls of using short tags in PHP for echoing values in HTML?

Using short tags in PHP for echoing values in HTML can lead to compatibility issues if the short tags are not enabled on the server. To avoid this problem, it is recommended to use the full `<?php echo $variable; ?>` syntax for echoing values in HTML.

&lt;?php
// Instead of using short tags
// &lt;?= $variable; ?&gt;

// Use the full syntax
&lt;?php echo $variable; ?&gt;
?&gt;