How to convert php code to html source code?

Question

I need to display html source code form other php file. I have two file

code.php

index.php (I hope I can convert the code.php to html source code.)

code.php:

<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <?php $color = "red"; echo $color; ?> </body> </html>

index.php (I hope I can convert the code.php to html source code.)

$php_to_html = file_get_contents("code.php");   
$html_encoded = htmlentities($php_to_html);  
echo $html_encoded;

but when i run the index.php file, the result is

 <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <?php $color = "red"; echo $color; ?> </body> </html>

but I hope I can see the result is

<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> red </body> </html>

any idea how can i do this ,thanks!!!

if you just want to see the output of code.php inside of index.php why not just include it? — rackemup420
– rackemup420, Commented May 22, 2017 at 15:37
I want to see the source code of code.php to be html inside of index.php, thx — francoleung
– francoleung, Commented May 23, 2017 at 1:41

AbraCadaver · Accepted Answer · 2021-01-23 18:42:51Z

6

You want to execute the PHP, so include it and capture the output:

ob_start();
include("code.php");
$php_to_html = ob_get_clean();
$html_encoded = htmlentities($php_to_html);  
echo $html_encoded;

If you want the HTML to be rendered as HTML then don't use htmlentities().

Optionally (not the best way) but you can execute it by retrieving from the URL:

$php_to_html = file_get_contents("http://www.example.com/code.php");
$html_encoded = htmlentities($php_to_html);  
echo $html_encoded;

edited Jan 23, 2021 at 18:42

answered May 22, 2017 at 15:38

AbraCadaver

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delboy1978uk · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 11:23:31Z

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Buffer output and include it:

ob_start();
include_once('code.php');
$html = ob_get_clean();

By using output buffering, any output is not sent to the browser, but instead kept in memory. This allows you to run the code, and get the output as a variable. ob_get_clean() flushes the buffer (in this case into our $html variable), and then stops buffering, allowing you to continue as normal. :-)

edited May 23, 2017 at 11:23

answered May 22, 2017 at 15:41

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RBT Over a year ago

From review queue: May I request you to please add some context around your source-code. Code-only answers are difficult to understand. It will help the asker and future readers both if you can add more information in your post.

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