php code stored in a db not being evaluated but printed out as is [duplicate]

I have some code in a database which calls a javascript plugin.

Part of that is

'defaultValues': {
'hidden_1': "<?php echo $sref; ?>"
 },

$sref is set at the begining of the page with no problems and the code above is called from a database entry:

@if ($pg->formCode <> '')
  <div class="container">
    <div class="row">
      <div class="col-12" style="margin-top:1em">
        {!! $pg->formCode !!}
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
@endif

The problem is that the line is not being evaluated but passed as an unevaluated string.

Any ideas would be great!

via Chebli Mohamed