Php in html not evaluating - help needed

[Jwest100]

I have this html with a php statement embedded:

 

<div style="text-align:center;<?php if(!get_post_meta(get_the_ID(), 'buy_status', true)): ?>display: block;<?php else: ?>display: none;<?php endif; ?>> content </div>

 

 

However the php isn't getting evaluated. It is simply showing as text in the source code.

 

What am I doing wrong??

 

Thanks!

[Jacques1]

Are you sure the file has a “.php” extension? Are you sure the webserver is configured to execute PHP scripts in this directory?

[Jwest100]

Oh yes. No problems there. Site is php Wordpress and ha been running fine for months. Just adding a customization and I'm clueless on how this statement should be configured in order to work

[Jacques1]

I'm talking about this specific file, not your site in general. If the code isn't executed, that's clearly not fine.

[Jwest100]

Yes. It is config'd to execute php.

[Jwest100]

And yes it has a php extension. The php statement is inside a Wordpress post.

[benanamen]

The php statement is inside a Wordpress post.

And there's your "problem". Wordpress is not going to run code in a post. That would be a MAJOR security problem if it did.

[cyberRobot]

For what it's worth, there are plugins that let you run PHP code inside a WordPress post. I haven't used any of the plugins...and I haven't looked into the potential security risks of adding one. Hopefully the plugin wouldn't allow visitors to run PHP code through the blog post comments section, for example.

[maxxd]

And there's your "problem". Wordpress is not going to run code in a post. That would be a MAJOR security problem if it did.

 

It does let you run JavaScript willy-nilly in a post or page body though, so there's always that...