note 102698 added to function.eval

I have looked for a simple way of forcing PHP to interpolate strings after the event (that is, after they have already been assigned, say from a text file). The following seems to work: <?php $text='$a + $b = $c'; $a=2; $b=3; $c=$a+$b; print eval("return<<<END\n$text\nEND;\n"); ?> I have even tried it with some potentially evil code, but the context seems to preclude interpreting it as anything other than a string. Mark ---- Server IP: 117.104.162.229 Probable Submitter: 27.32.215.64 (proxied: 27.32.215.64) ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.eval.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/102698 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/102698/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/102698/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/102698/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/102698/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/102698/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/102698/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/102698 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/102698 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php