Re: eval();

On Sun, 2005-10-30 at 21:16 -0500, John Taylor-Johnston wrote: > I need to generate embedded php within in a mysql record. $contents is > the actual contents of that record. > > <?php > $contents = "<div class=\"indent\" style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: > > arial,helvetica; font-weight: bold;\">About the Project</div> > <?php echo \"hello world\"; ?>"; > echo eval($contents); > ?> > > I get this error: > Parse error: parse error in /var/www/html2/test.php(4) : eval()'d code > on line 1 > > If I just echo $contents, my browser spits out: > > <div class="indent" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: > arial,helvetica; font-weight: bold;">About the Project</div> > <?php echo "hello world"; ?> > > What's wrong? eval() is the correct thing to do, I thought? > eval() expects PHP code, not HTML with embedded PHP code. Try this (untested): eval( " ?> $contents <?php " ); -- Jasper Bryant-Greene General Manager Album Limited e: jasper@album.co.nz w: http://www.album.co.nz/ b: http://jbg.name/ p: 0800 4 ALBUM (0800 425 286) or +64 21 232 3303 a: PO Box 579, Christchurch 8015, New Zealand