ok this got me stumped "\$str = \"$str\";"

[redzzzon]

the string is in this script

$string = 'cup';
$name = 'coffee';
$str = 'This is a $string with my $name in it.';
echo $str. "\n<p></P>";
eval("\$str = \"$str\";");
echo $str. "\n";

?>

[Shrike]

First up the variable $str is created using single quotes (so the contained variables are not evaluated). eval() is used to turn a string into PHP code, so the in the argument \$str becomes a variable and the value is set to the original value ot $str (note the double quotes this time).

Also remember that variables given values under eval() will retain these values in the main script afterwards.

eval() really confuses me sometimes 😉