Writing PHP Code to a File

Question

I am wondering if it is possible to write php code to a file. For example:

fwrite($handle, "<?php $var = $var2 ?>");

I would like it produce the exact string in the file and not the eval'ed code. Is this possible?

I am currently getting the following output (where $var = 1 and $var2 = 2):

<?php 1 = 2 ?>

Whereas I want the actual string:

<?php $var = $var2 ?>

Thanks for the help

Answer 1

You can use single quotes instead of double quotes, which do not expand inline variable names:

fwrite($handle, '<?php $var = $var2 ?>');

Answer 2

Just escape the $ symbol

<?php
fwrite($handle, "<?php \$var = \$var2 ?>");
?>