Question

I want to store php script as a variable.
How can I do that?
I tried

$template = '<?php';
$template = '<'.'?'.'php'.'\n';

but it doesn’t work.

Answer 1

Both are correct.
If you try this:

<?php
    $template = '<?php';
    echo $template;
    $template = '<'.'?'.'php'.'\n';
    echo $template;
?>

you’ll end up with an empty HTML page but if you view the source you will find

<?php<?php\n

as result, and it’s rendered by HTML as incorrect tag that’s why you have an empty page.

Try this:

<?php
    $template = '<?php';
?>
<script language="javascript">
    alert(<?php echo "\"".$template."\""; ?>); 
</script>

and you’ll end up with the correct value shown in javascript alert popup