Not proccessing php

[bman22]

I am working on a site in which i need it to print text from a file to a form. Right now i am using the include function. Main problem with this is, i want the ability to edit php code in a the box, and with include, the code is processed. I am wondering if there is a way to print the text from a file, ignoring all php code so i get the whole thing in the textarea.

[xtopolis]

echo the file_get_contents as htmlentities($contents)... that would cause all code tags to be changed into HTML equivalents.. meaning they won't be seen as code?

[bman22]

no. I actually want the opposite of this. I want it to show me the code.

 

for example right now for testnig i try putting in <?php print"Hi"; ?> and when i reload the page, it gives me just the php translated Hi without any other code.I want a php script that will allow users to edit their php scripts

[xtopolis]

try it first.  It will show "the code".

 

htmlentities replaces things like < and > with & gt; (no space), & lt; (no space), so that they will show as the symbol, but not be interpreted as code.

[bman22]

im not sure exactly how to do this. I am still rather new to php, and your explination is not very clear. Some example code would be nice.

[xtopolis]

<?php
  $str1 = '<b>hi</b>';
  echo "String 1: ".$str1;
  
  echo '<br />';
  
  echo "HTMLENTITIES: ".htmlentities($str1);
?>

 

Put that into a php script, upload/test it, and you'll see what I mean.

[bman22]

no. i understand that fine, but how do i load text from another file and run it through the htmlentities so that i can print the code from another file

 

nevermind. I figured it out.

 

Thanks for the help