A question...

[hearn]

I have a question and have no idea where to start. I want to create a math program with PHP. I'm fairly familiar with PHP but not quite this familiar. What I want to do is the following:

have a person enter a formula into a text box, say x^2+7x+6 as only a single variable problem, such as x.

Is it possible to change the formula into PHP code, and make x a variable within php so that the problem can be solved with a number entered for x?

My problem is that I can't parge the information as php code because it parses as only text. Anyone have any ideas?

thanks in advance!
Cheers

[tomhath]

Shouldn't be hard. Check what the manual says about the "eval" function.

I'd offer more help, but this looks too much like a homework assignment (and besides, I went to U of M ).

[hearn]

I was lookin into the eval function but it hasn't been goin to well for me yet.

I'm sorry to hear that you went to U of M, hopefully we won't get our asses kicked by you so bad in football next year.