# Run PHP code from variable!

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/run-php-code-from-variable/217269>\
**Category:** programming\
**Created:** [February 25, 2007, 12:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/run-php-code-from-variable/217269 "2007-02-25T00:29:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![evildrummer](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/evildrummer/32/2308_2.png) [@evildrummer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/evildrummer)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2007, 12:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/run-php-code-from-variable/217269/1 "2007-02-25T00:29:52Z")

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I am pretty good at PHP but I dont know if its possible to run PHP code from a variable example:

```php

<?php

// WHat I want to do:
$code = '$i = 3; echo $i;';
magic_php_function($code);

//which would equal:
$i = 3;
echo $i;
?>

```

ANy ideas.