I have a node with the following content (input mode: php code):
this is a <?php echo "test" ?>
If I output node->body, the output is
this is a <?php echo "test" ?>
What I want is:
this is a test
What is the easiest way to do this?
(I don't want all the default divs and other structural stuff coming with it when I call node_view)
You could output
eval($node->body); // be sure what you are evaling
You should enable (shipped with core) "php.module", which comes with an input-formatter, PHP-filter. That filter allows you to insert php as you mention in nodes. And will eval() that for you on output.
It sounds like you don't use the php filter that's needed to do something like this. The result is your code is escaped.
On a random drupal install I just tested:
This is a <?php echo 'test'; ?>
Outputs
This is a test
When I view the node.