Sure. You want the eval() function. Can be a little tricky but you'll get it. http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.eval.php -Kevin
----- Original Message ----- From: "Joshua E Minnie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2002 12:54 PM Subject: [PHP] Implement PHP within a string > Is it possible to run PHP that is embedded within a string? I have a file > that is read into a string and returned to the browser, how can I run that > PHP? > > i.e. > > <? > function something() { > // this is set earlier by other functions > // $str = "<html><body>some html code<? $this->getForm("guest"); ?>some more > html code</body></html>"; > > return ($str); > } > > echo $obj->something(); > > > -- > Joshua E Minnie/CIO > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Phone: 616.276.9690 > Fax: 616.342.8750 > Nextel: 616.862.2847 > > "Don't work for recognition, but always do work worthy of recognition." > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php