ASCII Values in echo statements

[Anon]

I want to be able to write PHP varialbes to a text files that will be used to configure other websites. The file will be called using a include() statement and the variables will be written:
$var1 = "test";
$var2 = "test2";

for use in the script. However, I need to be able to have a web page generate this file. My problem is this, if I write a statement to write this to a file it does not write the variable it writes the value of the variable. Like this:

$var1 = "test";
$var2 = "$var1 = '".$var1."';";
echo $var2;

gives the results: test = 'test';
not the expected $var1 = 'test';

Now in other languages, like html, I would get around it by using the ASCII values and having them output what I need without the webserver interpreting them. How do I do that in PHP?

Thanx.

[Anon]

My problem is this, if I write a statement to write
this to a file it does not write the variable it writes
the value of the variable. Like this:

Use single quotes around the variable name, eg:

echo '$foo = ' . $foo;
echo '$bar = ' . $bar;

Dale

[Anon]

If you just want to print the line try this.

Try this.

<?

$var1 = "test";
$var2 = "test2";

$var1 = "test";
$var2 = "\$var1 = '".$var1."';";

echo $var2;

?>

-Mark