Bug #12452: Parsing error in eval function

From: paul@myitcv.org.uk Operating system: Linux 2.4.3 (Mandrake) PHP version: 4.0.6 PHP Bug Type: Unknown/Other Function Bug description: Parsing error in eval function Using a "buffer" variable to collect HTML output as the script progresses, at the end of the script using eval to output (and parse) the buffer. However, first line of ouput is as follows: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> This causes a parse error; I would guess this is because PHP is not strict on the text that follows <?, hence the fact that it is xml does not register and it gives (as expected) a parse error. Surely this should not cause a parse error. A similar script to the part I use is included below: <?php $page_output="<?xml ..... ?><html><head>.........</html>"; eval("?>$page_output"); ?> -- Edit bug report at: http://bugs.php.net/?id=12452&edit=1