note 92476 added to function.eval

When I enter <? $evalcode = "$number = $key"; $key = 17; eval($evalcode); echo $number; ?> the result isn't 17. Is there any way to handle this problem? I've got the evalcode in an array and the variables are defined later. ---- Server IP: 69.147.83.197 Probable Submitter: 87.167.65.152 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.eval.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/92476 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/92476/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/92476/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/92476/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/92476/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/92476/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/92476/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/92476 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/92476 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php