# Blade @php now REQUIRES @endphp, when it didn't before? Is this a bug? **URL:** https://discourse.roots.io/t/blade-php-now-requires-endphp-when-it-didnt-before-is-this-a-bug/13060 **Category:** sage **Tags:** blade **Created:** 2018-07-27T16:47:34Z **Posts:** 3 ## Post 1 by @Matt_Tanner1 — 2018-07-27T16:47:34Z In previous themes I was able to write php on a single line like so: `@php(do_the_thing())` But now if I do that, it breaks the page and gives php errors. I have to do it like this: `@php do_the_thing(); @endphp` I’ve done a lot of searching with a couple results, but no real answer… Was this single line feature removed? Is it a bug? Doing it the second way feels so klunky when it’s just a single line of php… I am typing more than if I were to just use regular php. --- ## Post 2 by @mmirus — 2018-07-27T16:52:59Z This was changed in Laravel 5.5, which Sage updated to. It’s a little chunkier, but you’ll need to include both the opening and closing expressions now. --- ## Post 3 by @alwaysblank — 2018-07-27T16:54:11Z See: > > “I am typing more than if I were to just use regular php.” Generally the intent of Blade is that you are not writing PHP in it: Any logic should be handled at the controller level (i.e. with soberwp/controller or Sage’s filters).