php doc's in mySQL

myraleen

I am trying to store php files in a mySQL database as blobs.

But the php part of the files (they are.php3 too) meaning, the actual programming between the <? and ?>
dissappears and is not stored.

Is it possible, to store a .php3 and the actual programming as a blob or as anything else in a mySQL database?

please help!
thanks

laserlight

Is it possible, to store a .php3 and the actual programming as a blob or as anything else in a mySQL database?

Yes.

myraleen

COuld you explain how? Or why the formula's and programming is getting lost?

Please and thank you.

laserlight

Well, I dont know offhand why you are having such a problem, you should elaborate.

myraleen

I am attempting to store help files (help_chapter_1.php3 -> help_chapter_3.php3) ect. into the myslq table called help, as blob fields.

I will later call these from a specified page in the program, and the program that calls them will pick the appropriate help file and section of that page stored as the blob.

I so far have it that i can open it appropriately using the program to pass the page the user is on to open the right help chapter.

However, it won't call any php that is within that help chapter. Such as a simple <?php echo ?> statement in the header, or anything else.

It simply is ignoring the php when i open the page... and i did a test, and it is actually not even inserting any php found between the <? and ?> when i enter it as a blob.

For some reason it only inserts the text or html sections of the help chapters, and not any of the php programming of the files.

myraleen

Ok so the whole purpose in me doing this is so that i have a help program.

This help program is php files stored in the database.
It is searchable, and has a directory.

If a user is on page one say, and in field one, and they click help, the pop up window would open to the php file stored in the database, relating to page one field one.

That pop up window would contain a link to the table of contents, the search and next and previous 'chapters' or 'pages' of the help program as well.

My issue, is that when i store the php files or 'help pages' in the database as blobs, the php is not being stored, or called out when the pop up help page is opened.

FOr some reason php isn't being stored.

please help me with my help. 😕

myraleen

anyone?