note 98539 added to function.include

In response to rich dot lovely at klikzltd dot co dot uk (17-Jul-2008 08:20): "I needed a way of include()ing a php page from a MySQL database..." To simulate inclusion of text as PHP source, try out this: <?php echo eval("?>$text<?"); ?> Example: <?php $text = '<?php /** * This is a test */ $a=array("One","Two","Three","Four"); ?> <html> <body> <? foreach($a as $s) { ?> <div><?=$s;?></div> <? } ?> </body> </html>'; echo eval("?>$text<?"); ?> Outputs: <html> <body> <div>One</div> <div>Two</div> <div>Three</div> <div>Four</div> </body> </html> It will even tell you accurately at which line of the source text an error occurs. SECURITY WARNING: make 100% sure you totally control the source of the eval()'d text when doing this! ---- Server IP: 69.147.83.197 Probable Submitter: 216.239.75.8 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.include.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/98539 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/98539/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/98539/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/98539/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/98539/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/98539/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/98539/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/98539 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/98539 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php