I use PHP's eval() for an interactive testing environment on a live smallish server. It's like open-heart surgery, so I agree it's not innocuous. Of course I to

I use PHP's eval() for an interactive testing environment on a live smallish server. It's like open-heart surgery, so I agree it's not innocuous. Of course I took care to protect the access. This environment is useful for some quick hacks and tests. If this were a bigger deployment with more at stake, I would remove this environment from the production systems. Because, you know, it's not innocuous.