Re: Re: MySQL for storing PHP code

Hi, Tuesday, February 11, 2003, 7:39:16 AM, you wrote: DP> Thanks for the comments everyone! eval() has just made my day :) DP> Cheers, DP> Daniel DP> "Daniel Page" <dlp@dlpage.com> a écrit dans le message de news: DP> 20030210212012.70844.qmail@pb1.pair.com... >> Hi, >> >> Would it be possible to store PHP code in a MySQL table, then via a web >> page, connect to the DB, recover the code that corresponds to a certain id >> number, then include that code for execution? >> >> For example (quick, dirty, and untested!): >> >> $sql = "SELECT phpcode FROM phpstorage WHERE codeid = 1"; >> $result = mysql_query($sql); >> $_php_code = mysql_result($result, 0,"phpcode"); >> echo $_php_code; >> >> Will the echo (or print() ) just output code that can be read by the DP> reader >> of the page, or will it generate output that will be executed? >> >> If the echo/print does not work, is there another way to do this? >> >> Cheers, >> Daniel >> >> Be aware that it could also ruin your life :) It would be a good idea to store an encrypted checksum of the code to ensure it has not been tampered with as eval will do exactly what it is told to do. -- regards, Tom