include() and require() were suggested, but you may also want to look into eval(), which parses a string as PHP code and returns the parsed PHP. Sounds like what you're looking for. (I.e. storing PHP code in a database, right?)
J Georgie Casey wrote: > I want to extract information from a database table and create a > half-static, half-dynamic PHP page from the info. I want to store the > template for the new page in an external file with tags in the places > where I want variables to be printed. What;s the best of achieving this?? > > I tried "fread" but that just printed "<? echo $variable; ?>" to the > static page instead of replacing it with the value. > > Any suggestions? > -- > Regards, > Georgie Casey > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > *************************** > http://www.filmfind.tv > Ireland's Online Film Production Directory > *************************** -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php

