Execute PHP code in a string [duplicate]

Answer 1

Needless to say you should find another solution ASAP. In the meantime you can eval the code like this:

$str = '
Welcome

'; // Your DB content

eval("?> $str 

Demo: http://codepad.org/ao2PPHN7

I can't stress that enough: eval is dangerous, and application code shouldn't be in the database. Try a template parser like Smarty, Dwoo, or my favorite: Twig.