[Resolved] PHP code IN PHP

[Sharif]

My PHP code outputs a field from a SQL Database table and in that field I have this code at the end:
<?php
echo '<a href="printlegal.php?pageid=' . urlencode($_GET['pageid']) . '" class="bodynav">Printer Friendly Version</a>';
?>

Everything else shows up except that. What am I doing wrong?

[mwood_2k2]

You can't do it that way, what you have to do is have your file with a .php extension but open and close php when u need it ...

for example

<a href="bleh.php?page=<?php // whatever u need in here  ?> ">Click here</a>

Understand? Simple escape in and out of php embedded in your html ....

[tha_mink]

Nah...you can just do it like this...

<?php 
$pageid = urlencode($_GET['pageid']);
print"<a href=\"printlegal.php?pageid=$pageid\" class=\"bodynav\">Printer Friendly Version</a>"; 
?> 

That should work...or maybe

$pageid= urlencode({$_GET['pageid']});

[Sharif]

Guys,

maybe you didn't understand the question. How can I execute PHP code from a mysql database field in a echo function?

[mwood_2k2]

I don't think you can, not in an echo function, as echo is a function of php, to output text and html ...

[Blob]

This is probably the worst way to do it, but as I can't think of any other way, I'll tell you this. 😛

I suppose you could get the code from the field and put it in a variable, then create a new 'temp.php' file with whatever that variable contains... Then when you want to use that code you could include the file.

[Weedpacket]

Or you can use [man]eval[/man].