echoing php from mysql

[shawnhbk]

Ok so I want to run php that is in my mysql database i echo it but it prints the php and doesn't run what command would i use to make it check if there is any php in the code before displaying it.

[devinemke]

[man]eval[/man]

[shawnhbk]

why doesn't this work

if(mysql_num_rows($result2)>0){
	while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($result2)) {
  		eval("$row;");
		echo '<p>' . $row['body'] . '</p>';

[devinemke]

i assume that the "body" is a string that contains PHP code?

if(mysql_num_rows($result2) > 0)
{
	while ($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($result2))
	{
		eval('?>' . $row['body']);
	}
}

[shawnhbk]

thanks what does the ?> do?