Problems with eval and mysql

[Discord]

Hey guys, i'm sure this has probably been answered a million times but i can't seem to find it on the board.

Part thats working:
I have a template script that connects to a database and pulls down code into a string. I've been able to make sure it comes down fine by echoing out the contents of the string.

Part thats not working:
I'm trying to evaluate that string as php so that it will output output more etc..

Inside my main script (the working part) its all pure php.
<?php
code
?>

Inside my stored scripts its all php also. I've tried using <?php ?> tags inside them also and it still does not work.

Here is how i am evaluating the code.

Eval ($result);

Am i doing something wrong? should i put <? and ?> tags in my stored code? Any help would be appreciated.

[sid]

did you check escaped characters, etc.?

[Discord]

Nevermind i figured it out. I was converting the < and / charcters into the html speical characters when they were going into the database. Figures the simple things are always the ones you scratch your head over.