PHP String Calculation [closed]

Answer 1

function calculate_string( $mathString )    {
    $mathString = trim($mathString);     // trim white spaces
    $mathString = ereg_replace ('[^0-9\+-\*\/\(\) ]', '', $mathString); 

    $compute = create_function("", "return (" . $mathString . ");" );
    return 0 + $compute();
}

$string = " (1 + 1) * (2 + 2)";
echo calculate_string($string);