[Scan Cape Cod]

Forgive my ignorance, but is there some comprehensive explanation as to why when I take the code in this mod and add it to the configuration of my php widget, save it, and return to it all I see is what was originally in the configuration box, which is:

$output = date(vB::$vbulletin->options['dateformat']) . "<br />\n";

Go easy kids, I'm a fledgling with this stuff, but my searches of this site for an explanation are coming up empty. I also see a few other questions of this nature in this thread, as the above displays the current date of course in the widget box. I'm obviously missing something, I'm just not versed in this stuff enough to deduce what it is.

Thanks in advance.