eval();

[John Taylor-Johnston <John.Taylor-Johnston@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I need to generate embedded php within in a mysql record. $contents is 
the actual contents of that record.

<?php
$contents = "<div class=\"indent\" style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: 
arial,helvetica; font-weight: bold;\">About the Project</div>
<?php echo \"hello world\"; ?>";
echo eval($contents);
?>

I get this error:
Parse error: parse error in /var/www/html2/test.php(4) : eval()'d code 
on line 1

If I just echo $contents, my browser spits out:

<div class="indent" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: 
arial,helvetica; font-weight: bold;">About the Project</div>
<?php echo "hello world"; ?>

What's wrong? eval() is the correct thing to do, I thought?

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