Doc #60072 [Com]: eval parameter must not begin with <?php

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=60072&edit=1 ID: 60072 Comment by: mkllnk at web dot de Reported by: mkllnk at web dot de Summary: eval parameter must not begin with <?php Status: Wont fix Type: Documentation Problem Package: Documentation problem Operating System: Debian Squeeze PHP Version: 5.3.8 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: You are not right. If I include another file via "include 'example.php';", then this file has to begin with "<?php". Otherwise the text will be raw output text. If I put the content of example.php in the eval function like in my description, then a parse error occurs. The example (Test script) contains only one PHP opening tag. So what is wrong? The eval funtion or the documentation? Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2011-12-03 06:26:07] frozenfire@php.net I don't think there's much confusion to be had about this. eval() essentially acts as if you save the string to a file, then include() that file. It's basically pasting that code into the current scope. If one places an open tag after another open tag, they should expect an error. That much should be somewhat evident. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2011-10-16 20:28:46] mkllnk at web dot de Description: ------------ --- From manual page: http://www.php.net/function.eval#refsect1-function.eval- parameters --- The eval documentation says: "The code string to be evaluated. code_str does not have to contain PHP Opening tags." But the code string must not contain PHP Opening tags unless after a PHP Closing tag. Test script: --------------- <?php eval('<?php echo "hallo\n"; ?>'); ?> Expected result: ---------------- hallo Actual result: -------------- PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '<' in /tmp/php/test.php(3) : eval()'d code on line 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=60072&edit=1