Adding php to a file, using another php file.

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Hello,

I am trying to create a php file, and add some php coding to that file, using another php file.
Heres the code that I am using:

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$add = "<?php $handle3 = fopen(\"$short/status.php\", \"w\"); fputs($handle3, \"Ip Adress here\"); fclose($handle3); header(\"Location: http://$long\"); ?>";

mkdir("/home/smallurl/public_html/$short", 0777);
$handle = fopen("$short/index.php", "w");
fputs($handle, "$add"); 
fclose($handle); 

$handle2 = fopen("$short/status.php", "w");
fputs($handle2, ""); 
fclose($handle2);
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The code that is in the var $add, is the bit added to the file. But when added to the file it comes out as this:

[code]<?php  = fopen("plugworld/status.php", "w"); fputs(, "Ip Adress here"); fclose(); header("Location: http://www.plug-world.net"); ?>[/code]

The Vars are no longer there.

Can anyone help?

Cheers.

[Orio]

Try escaping the dollar sign on every var:
$handle3 becomes \$handle3

Orio.