# Huge problem - Need to parse/complile a string and return as string

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/huge-problem-need-to-parse-complile-a-string-and-return-as-string/243315>\
**Category:** programming\
**Created:** [November 5, 2007, 7:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/huge-problem-need-to-parse-complile-a-string-and-return-as-string/243315 "2007-11-05T19:11:37Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 5, 2007, 7:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/huge-problem-need-to-parse-complile-a-string-and-return-as-string/243315/1 "2007-11-05T19:11:37Z")

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I’m trying to load a php file into another php file but I need that first file to be parsed (meaning all the variables within it get assigned values from a db) before it gets loaded into its parent file.

I’ve been looking for a good 3-4 hours. I have tried eval(), compile(), and pretty much everything in the book ([php.net](http://php.net)).

Please, anyone, can you help me? Is there even a function that does this?