[RESOLVED] Convert string to PHP

[Shawazi]

If I have the string:

$var = "<? echo \"test\"; ?>";

Is there a way to then make the script echo test instead? I am reading through a file to print out in javascript line by line so all the PHP in the file just gets printed normally and then ignored by the browser.

[Kudose]

[man]eval[/man]

[Shawazi]

I tried eval earlier but I'm not sure of how to get it to work in that fashion. All the examples show it used to convert the variables, but not follow the other commands. Or maybe I'm just fried?

$var = 'echo "test"';
echo "$var<br>";
eval("$"."var=".$var.";");
echo "$var<br>";

I want it to just print out "test" but it still prints out the original $val value.

[Shawazi]

OK I was just slow tonight.

$var = "echo 'test';";
echo "$var<br>"; // echo 'test';
eval ($var); // test