How to parse a small code?

[11Tami]

Hello, this works.

 

<?php

// current time

echo date('h:i:s');

?>

 

I need to put it inside other php and still get it to execute. Can someone tell me how? This is what I tried but it doesn't show the time, anyone know why? Please let me know, thank you very much.

<?php

$string = '</?php

echo date(\'h:i:s\');

?>';

echo $string;

?>

[Glyde]

<?php
$string = "echo date('h:i:s');";
eval($string);
?>

[jitesh]

<?php

$string = date('h:i:s');

echo $string;

?>

[11Tami]

Wow Glyde you found me again. Thank you.

 

I even made it very simple and tried this:

<?php

$string = '</?php

echo "test";

?>';

echo $string;

?>

 

Doesn't php let you pass one php within another?

[kenrbnsn]

What exactly are you trying to do. What you've shown doesn't make any sense.

 

Ken

[11Tami]

I'm just trying to learn how to put and parse one php code inside another and still get it to work. Once I figure out how to do that I may be doing something else with it later, not sure yet.

 

Here it is again.

 

<?php

$string = '</?php

echo "test";

?>';

echo $string;

?>

 

[ryeman98]

No no no, make it look like this:

 

<?php

$string = "date("h:i:s")";

 

echo "string";

?>

 

Or, if you want to display the date you could just do this:

 

<?php

$date = date("h:i:s");

 

echo $date;

?>

[wildteen88]

You cannot put PHP inside PHP. If you have this:

<?php
$string = '<?php
echo "test";
?>';
echo $string;
?>

 

Then look at Glyde's post.

<?php
$string = "echo date('h:i:s');";
eval($string);
?>

 

You have to use eval.

 

eval parses PHP code in a string.

 

However if all you want to do is echo the date after a string then do this:

echo 'The date to day is: ' . date("D jS F Y");

You use the concatenation (concat for short) operater (.). To tie the string to a function that returns a string.

[11Tami]

Thanks wild teen, it helps when someone explains why it is done a certain way. Then I can remember it better and understand it.