PHP viewing

[aznjay]

So how do you show the PHP code without actually using it.

 

like this how do you show php stuff without using it just presenting it. I'm trying to make tutorials and it shows up...mmm...

<?
blah
?>

[genericnumber1]

comments!

 

<?php
I do stuff!
// I don't do stuff
/* I don't do stuff either! */
# I don't do stuff either, but my usage is much less common, I'd use the two above me.
?>

 

at least I think that's what you're asking...

 

Just occured: maybe you mean how do you echo php tags without parsing?

 

you could do

 

<php

^ looks like <?php outside of these code tags.

 

>

^ looks like > outside of these code tags.

 

or you could do

echo '
<?php
// code
?>
';

[F1Fan]

My company has a few programs that transfer PHP code from one server to another using the include function. When it is included (using the full http address), the included file generates and echoes php code like this (this is a sample of the code inside the included file):

 

<?php

echo "<?php\n\n";

?>

more PHP code here... blah blah blah...

<?php

echo "\n?>";

 

The problem with this is that it doesn't show up on the page, you have to view the source to see it. So, you could try adding the <pre></pre> tags around it.

[F1Fan]

sorry, those where the "pre" tags.

[Third_Degree]

just have to use print or echo

[Zane]

there is a function called highlight_string that does exactly what you are looking for.

 

a simple

highlight_string("<?php echo "Sup Nykka!"; ?>");

 

would make this

[M.O.S. Studios]

its easy, your problem is your using echo which places text into hml code. and by defalut if html see's a tag it dosn't understand it hides everything in between it.

 

the way around this problem is useing the html codes for < and >

 

your script would be this: echo "<?php blah ?>"

which = <?php blah ?>

 

i found a converter at

http://www.plus2net.com/html_tutorial/tags-page.php