diff --git a/plugins/views/views_php_handler_area.inc b/plugins/views/views_php_handler_area.inc
index 02963730..e7240aac 100644
--- a/plugins/views/views_php_handler_area.inc
+++ b/plugins/views/views_php_handler_area.inc
@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@ class views_php_handler_area extends views_handler_area {
   function render($empty = FALSE) {
     // Ecexute output PHP code.
     if ((!$empty || !empty($this->options['empty'])) && !empty($this->options['php_output'])) {
-      $function = create_function('$view, $handler, $results', ' ?>' . $this->options['php_output'] . '<?php ');
+      $code = $this->options['php_output'];
+      $function = function($view, $handler, $results) use ($code) {
+        eval('?>' . $code);
+      };
       ob_start();
       $function($this->view, $this, $this->view->result);
       return ob_get_clean();
diff --git a/plugins/views/views_php_handler_field.inc b/plugins/views/views_php_handler_field.inc
index a455a49b..805fcb23 100644
--- a/plugins/views/views_php_handler_field.inc
+++ b/plugins/views/views_php_handler_field.inc
@@ -114,7 +114,10 @@ class views_php_handler_field extends views_handler_field {
   function php_pre_execute() {
     // Execute static PHP code.
     if (!empty($this->options['php_setup'])) {
-      $function = create_function('$view, $handler, &$static', $this->options['php_setup'] . ';');
+      $code = $this->options['php_setup'];
+      $function = function($view, $handler, &$static) use ($code) {
+        eval($code);
+      };
       ob_start();
       $function($this->view, $this, $this->php_static_variable);
       ob_end_clean();
@@ -128,7 +131,10 @@ class views_php_handler_field extends views_handler_field {
   function php_post_execute() {
     // Execute value PHP code.
     if (!empty($this->options['php_value'])) {
-      $function = create_function('$view, $handler, &$static, $row', $this->options['php_value'] . ';');
+      $code = $this->options['php_value'];
+      $function = function($view, $handler, &$static, $row) use ($code) {
+        return eval($code);
+      };
       ob_start();
       foreach ($this->view->result as $i => &$row) {
         $normalized_row = new stdClass;
@@ -149,7 +155,10 @@ class views_php_handler_field extends views_handler_field {
     if (!empty($this->options['use_php_click_sortable']) && !empty($this->php_click_sort_order)) {
       if ($this->options['use_php_click_sortable'] == self::CLICK_SORT_PHP) {
         if (!empty($this->options['php_click_sortable'])) {
-          $this->php_click_sort_function = create_function('$view, $handler, &$static, $row1, $row2', $this->options['php_click_sortable'] . ';');
+          $code = $this->options['php_click_sortable'];
+          $this->php_click_sort_function = function($view, $handler, &$static, $row1, $row2) use ($code) {
+            return eval($code);
+          };
         }
       }
       else {
@@ -204,7 +213,10 @@ class views_php_handler_field extends views_handler_field {
    */
   function render($values) {
     if (!empty($this->options['php_output'])) {
-      $this->php_output_lamda_function = create_function('$view, $handler, &$static, $row, $data, $value', ' ?>' . $this->options['php_output'] . '<?php ');
+      $code = $this->options['php_output'];
+      $this->php_output_lamda_function = function($view, $handler, &$static, $row, $data, $value) use ($code) {
+        eval('?>' . $code);
+      };
 
       $normalized_row = new stdClass;
       if (empty($this->view->style_plugin->rendered_fields)) {
diff --git a/plugins/views/views_php_handler_filter.inc b/plugins/views/views_php_handler_filter.inc
index 0c97a92b..b412c2ed 100644
--- a/plugins/views/views_php_handler_filter.inc
+++ b/plugins/views/views_php_handler_filter.inc
@@ -65,7 +65,10 @@ class views_php_handler_filter extends views_handler_filter {
   function php_pre_execute() {
     // Ecexute static PHP code.
     if (!empty($this->options['php_setup'])) {
-      $function = create_function('$view, $handler, &$static', $this->options['php_setup'] . ';');
+      $code = $this->options['php_setup'];
+      $function = function($view, $handler, &$static) use ($code) {
+        eval($code);
+      };
       ob_start();
       $function($this->view, $this, $this->php_static_variable);
       ob_end_clean();
@@ -79,7 +82,10 @@ class views_php_handler_filter extends views_handler_filter {
   function php_pre_render() {
     // Evaluate the PHP code.
     if (!empty($this->options['php_filter'])) {
-      $function = create_function('$view, $handler, &$static, $row, $data', $this->options['php_filter'] . ';');
+      $code = $this->options['php_filter'];
+      $function = function($view, $handler, &$static, $row, $data) use ($code) {
+        return eval($code);
+      };
       ob_start();
 
       $normalized_row = new stdClass;
diff --git a/plugins/views/views_php_handler_sort.inc b/plugins/views/views_php_handler_sort.inc
index cca24ba0..a0c2661d 100644
--- a/plugins/views/views_php_handler_sort.inc
+++ b/plugins/views/views_php_handler_sort.inc
@@ -57,7 +57,10 @@ class views_php_handler_sort extends views_handler_sort {
   function php_pre_execute() {
     // Ecexute static PHP code.
     if (!empty($this->options['php_setup'])) {
-      $function = create_function('$view, $handler, &$static', $this->options['php_setup'] . ';');
+      $code = $this->options['php_setup'];
+      $function = function($view, $handler, &$static) use ($code) {
+        eval($code);
+      };
       ob_start();
       $function($this->view, $this, $this->php_static_variable);
       ob_end_clean();
@@ -70,7 +73,10 @@ class views_php_handler_sort extends views_handler_sort {
    */
   function php_post_execute() {
     if (!empty($this->options['php_sort']) && $this->view->style_plugin->build_sort()) {
-      $this->php_sort_function = create_function('$view, $handler, &$static, $row1, $row2', $this->options['php_sort'] . ';');
+      $code = $this->options['php_sort'];
+      $this->php_sort_function = function($view, $handler, &$static, $row1, $row2) use ($code) {
+        return eval($code);
+      };
       ob_start();
       usort($this->view->result, array($this, 'php_sort'));
       ob_end_clean();
diff --git a/plugins/views/views_php_plugin_cache.inc b/plugins/views/views_php_plugin_cache.inc
index ca6c90f5..31587bd8 100644
--- a/plugins/views/views_php_plugin_cache.inc
+++ b/plugins/views/views_php_plugin_cache.inc
@@ -63,7 +63,10 @@ class views_php_plugin_cache extends views_plugin_cache {
         $cache = cache_get($this->get_results_key(), $this->table);
         $fresh = !empty($cache);
         if ($fresh && !empty($this->options['php_cache_results'])) {
-          $function = create_function('$view, $plugin, $cache', $this->options['php_cache_results'] . ';');
+          $code = $this->options['php_cache_results'];
+          $function = function($view, $plugin, $cache) use ($code) {
+            return eval($code);
+          };
           ob_start();
           $fresh = $function($this->view, $this, $cache);
           ob_end_clean();
@@ -84,7 +87,10 @@ class views_php_plugin_cache extends views_plugin_cache {
         $cache = cache_get($this->get_output_key(), $this->table);
         $fresh = !empty($cache);
         if ($fresh && !empty($this->options['php_cache_output'])) {
-          $function = create_function('$view, $plugin, $cache', $this->options['php_cache_output'] . ';');
+          $code = $this->options['php_cache_output'];
+          $function = function($view, $plugin, $cache) use ($code) {
+            return eval($code);
+          };
           ob_start();
           $fresh = $function($this->view, $this, $cache);
           ob_end_clean();
diff --git a/views_php.module b/views_php.module
index 0b54aa78..806931a3 100644
--- a/views_php.module
+++ b/views_php.module
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ function views_php_check_access($php_access, $view_name, $display_id, $account =
   }
 
   if (!isset($function[$view_name . ':' . $display_id])) {
-    $function[$view_name . ':' . $display_id] = create_function('$view_name, $display_id, $account', $php_access . ';');
+    $function[$view_name . ':' . $display_id] = function($view_name, $display_id, $account) use ($php_access) {
+      return eval($php_access);
+    };
   }
 
   ob_start();