evaluate math expressions

[Anonymous]

$Expression = "(6-2)*4";

should return 16 , which_php_Math_fxn ($Expression) returns 16

any function to evaluate math expressions in php?

 

[Alexej Kubarev]

i believe you may use eval to evaluate it as a php code:

something like:

<?php
$expr = "(6-2)*4";
$expr = '$return = '.$expr.';';
eval($expr);
echo $return;
?>