Title: PHPExec Problem…displaying code instead of executing it
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# PHPExec Problem…displaying code instead of executing it

 *  [jandrews88](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jandrews88/)
 * (@jandrews88)
 * [20 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/phpexec-problemdisplaying-code-instead-of-executing-it/)
 * I’m using the [ PHPExec plugin ](http://priyadi.net/archives/2005/03/02/wordpress-php-exec-plugin/)
   to display RSS feeds on a WordPress page (via a PHP include). The RSS feed has
   been working fine for the last 5 weeks. However, yesterday, it suddenly stopped
   working.
 * Instead of seeing RSS news items on my page, I now see PHP code. Here’s the PHP
   code I’m seeing…
 * <?php include (“[http://app.feeddigest.com/digest3/random_letters_here.html&#8221](http://app.feeddigest.com/digest3/random_letters_here.html&#8221););
   ?
   >
 * Priyadi’s PHPExec plugin says to put
    < phpcode > </phpcode> tags around the 
   code you want to execute. So, inside my WordPress page, here’s what I’ve got…
 * <phpcode>
    <?php include (“[http://app.feeddigest.com/digest3/random_letters_here.html&#8221](http://app.feeddigest.com/digest3/random_letters_here.html&#8221););?
   > </phpcode>
 * Bottom-line: **PHPExec is displaying my code, instead of executing it.** How 
   do I solve this problem? Anyone else experiencing this?

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 *  [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/)
 * (@michaelh)
 * [20 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/phpexec-problemdisplaying-code-instead-of-executing-it/#post-381325)
 * Maybe something happened to the actual `phpexec.php` file–consider uploading 
   a new copy of that file to your `wp-content/plugins` folder.
 * Also try deactivating and reactivating the plugin.
 *  Thread Starter [jandrews88](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jandrews88/)
 * (@jandrews88)
 * [20 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/phpexec-problemdisplaying-code-instead-of-executing-it/#post-381337)
 * Thanks MichaelH. You know what? I have two different PHP plugins installed. I
   have PHPExec (by Priyadi) installed and Exec-PHP by Soren Weber.
 * Guess I didn’t relize that Exec-PHP came pre-installed with Semiologic. So, I
   disabled the PHPExec plugin (Priyadi’s), deleted the <phpcode></phpcode> tags
   and enabled Soren Weber’s PHP plugin.
 * Still have no idea why Priyadi’s PHPExec plugin stopped working…strange. But 
   at least I have another plugin that executes PHP code.
 * Thanks.

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