[Resolved] Writing PHP Code to a PHP File. this the best way?

[cafrow]

I am making some scripts that will make my PHP scripts for me, basicly its like an install process that will ask me questions and then write the PHP files that I need based on my questions. I have gotten it to work but wanted to see if this is the best way to do it.

<?php
$var = '<?php 
echo "Hello World"; 
$var = 1; 
echo $var. **<a href="index.php">Click Here</a>**;
?>';

$var = str_replace("**", "'", $var);
$myFile = "testing.php";
$fh = fopen($myFile, 'w') or die("can't open file");

if(fwrite($fh, $var)) {
	echo "Writen to file worked";
}

fclose($fh); 
?>

The reason for the ** is to not break the $var = statment. Let me know if this looks right, it is working but I just want to make sure there is no better way of doing it.

[devinemke]

you don't need to do all the string replace stuff, just escape your single quotes with back slashes:

$var = 'the variable has "double quotes" and \\'single quotes\\' in it';

[Drakla]

or use heredoc syntax

[cafrow]

thanks guys, I knew there had to be an easier way.