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I tried to answer a question and putted:
"< ? php" (no blanks between it) into a answer here in stackoverflow. But it does not work; i read about the advanced formatting but did not find the hint or explanation how to solve this.

Surely someone will know this.

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Don't know about the downvote. Backtick on my keyboard is at the top left, next to the 1 –  Hobo Sapiens Apr 9 at 9:46
    
What is backtick: this ` or this ´ –  Gizzmo Apr 9 at 9:49
    
Try it. Preferrably in the sandbox meta.stackexchange.com/questions/3122/formatting-sandbox –  sehe Apr 9 at 10:17
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What prevented you from reading the Formatting FAQ? Help on formatting is provided right there next to the input box. –  Lightness Races in Orbit Apr 9 at 10:18

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<?php test(); ?>

Highlight and select code formatting works for me.

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Surround this with the symbol: `

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simply select the code and then press ctrl + k

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