PHP Parsing in Textarea

[JREAM]

I have an external file called block1.php,

I can load all the html in it fine, but the php parses when I load it into the textarea.

 

Does anyone know how I could keep it from doing that ONLY when it is in the textarea?

Because I want it to load everywhere else except the textarea.

 

if i do this:

str_replace('<', '[[', $file);
str_replace('>', ']]', $file);

 

Then when I reload it it has to be written kind of funny you know?

 [[php echo $test;]] 

then I could do

str_replace('[[', '<', $file);
str_replace(']]', '>', $file);

 

is that a bad idea?

is there a better way to do this? like eval($file) or something? Can anyone help