Storing Script information in MySQL

Is it possible to store the contents of a PHP file within a field in a MySQL table? When the contents are retrieved, can they be executed by the PHP parser as if it were part of the actual PHP file? ie: have the following stored in the DB; -- snip -- <? echo "This is a test.<br>\n"; ?> -- snip -- Then run a PHP script to retrieve that from the DB and have below outputted to the browser? -- snip -- This is a test.<br> -- snip -- Cheers