Hi you need eval() http://uk2.php.net/manual/en/function.eval.php HTH Peter > -----Original Message----- > From: Brian Stoffer [mailto:bstoffer@xxxxxxx] > Sent: 23 May 2004 23:34 > To: php-db@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Variables in database content > > > Hi there. I have what I suspect is an easy one, but was unable to find > something similar in the archives (it's a tough one to search for...). > > Basically I have a table with a text block column. The actual content > that lives in column contains php variables that I want to be able to > use when I pull the text out of the database. Let me give you an > example: > > Content: > "Hi there. My name is $name. This is a bunch of text that $othername > is telling me to populate with some data. Hopefully you will be able > to help $othername and I get this to work. Thanks!" > > Now, in my script I want to be able to pull names out of another table, > initialize the $name and $othername variables, then pull out the > content above, parse the "names" variables and display it in the > browser. > > My problem is the variables don't get parsed. I've tried a few obvious > things, like storing the text in a variable, using print or echo, and > so-on, even processing it with the various text-to-html functions > hoping that it would process the variables, but it seems like it's > treating the text as a literal and not actually parsing the variables. > > I suspect it has something to do with either the order, the method of > output, or some pre-processing that I'm missing, but after a few hours > I simply can't get it. > > Thanks for any advice! > > -b > > -- > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
