Executing PHP From MySQL

Hi
Is it possible to make PHP execute PHP thats in a mysql database. So it'll get the PHP, and then run it, not echo it?

Any help appreciated.
Dan

you could try putting your code which you want to store in MySQL into functions.

then use call_user_func() to run the function.

But I'll just end up taking out a variable which is made up of a function?

Sorry

you will also have to use create_function() to create the function out of the db

Eeek... 😉

Yeah, 😃

I did the same, but it does what you want.

Just thought of a different way of doing it, a bit more messy but perhaps a bit easier:

Run your query
2: Write result to file
3: Include File
4: Delete File (optional)
5: call_user_func()

It would take a bit more process power though.

what about eval()?

Step by Step PHP:
Spend ages making a function.
Find the function is already compiled into PHP

🙂 Cheers!

<?php

$result = mysql_query ('SELECT code FROM table');
$array = mysql_fetch_array ($result);

eval ($array['code']);

Note that eval starts as if its already PHP, so if you try to open <?php tags again it'll die. To get around that use:

eval ("?>" . $array['code'] . "<?php");

Yah, I've done it all now 🙂

I'm not a PHP n00b, just wondered about this (K)