Is there a way to run a block of php code in a standard page div?
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Is there a way to run a block of php code in a standard page div?
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No, you can't. It is a security feature. 
not quite true - you could turn the div into a nested content - link through to a remote content page and then link that to a php script on your server. we do this a bit for some admin db queries (sometimes its easier to construct your own SQL that to bundle up asset listings).