Executing scripts from a table

Hi, folks -- - - For security and efficiency, I am trying to store PHP scripts in MySQL tables. Only problem: I can't get them to execute. In a template: ---------------------------------------- $php_code = $this->ApplicationObject->GetStoredCode($whichpage); echo $php_code; // doesn't execute print_r($php_code); // doesn't execute, either ---------------------------------------- I've looked for some kind of exec_script() function without luck. I can't be the first one to have done this. Any ideas or resources you can point me to? Thank you -- - - Ken