diff --git a/plugins/views/views_php_handler_area.inc b/plugins/views/views_php_handler_area.inc
index 0296373..ed14bcf 100644
--- a/plugins/views/views_php_handler_area.inc
+++ b/plugins/views/views_php_handler_area.inc
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ class views_php_handler_area extends views_handler_area {
    * Implements views_handler_area#render().
    */
   function render($empty = FALSE) {
-    // Ecexute output PHP code.
+    // Execute output PHP code.
     if ((!$empty || !empty($this->options['empty'])) && !empty($this->options['php_output'])) {
-      $function = create_function('$view, $handler, $results', ' ?>' . $this->options['php_output'] . '<?php ');
+      $function = views_php_create_function('$view, $handler, $results', ' ?>' . $this->options['php_output'] . '<?php ');
       ob_start();
       $function($this->view, $this, $this->view->result);
       return ob_get_clean();
diff --git a/plugins/views/views_php_handler_field.inc b/plugins/views/views_php_handler_field.inc
index 9164d9a..a23eb40 100644
--- a/plugins/views/views_php_handler_field.inc
+++ b/plugins/views/views_php_handler_field.inc
@@ -112,9 +112,9 @@ class views_php_handler_field extends views_handler_field {
    * @see self::php_post_execute()
    */
   function php_pre_execute() {
-    // Ecexute static PHP code.
+    // Execute static PHP code.
     if (!empty($this->options['php_setup'])) {
-      $function = create_function('$view, $handler, &$static', $this->options['php_setup'] . ';');
+      $function = views_php_create_function('$view, $handler, &$static', $this->options['php_setup'] . ';');
       ob_start();
       $function($this->view, $this, $this->php_static_variable);
       ob_end_clean();
@@ -126,9 +126,9 @@ class views_php_handler_field extends views_handler_field {
    * @see views_php_views_post_execute()
    */
   function php_post_execute() {
-    // Ecexute value PHP code.
+    // Execute value PHP code.
     if (!empty($this->options['php_value'])) {
-      $function = create_function('$view, $handler, &$static, $row, $data', $this->options['php_value'] . ';');
+      $function = views_php_create_function('$view, $handler, &$static, $row, $data', $this->options['php_value'] . ';');
       ob_start();
       foreach ($this->view->result as $i => &$row) {
         $normalized_row = new stdClass;
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ class views_php_handler_field extends views_handler_field {
     if (!empty($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'] . ';');
+          $this->php_click_sort_function = views_php_create_function('$view, $handler, &$static, $row1, $row2', $this->options['php_click_sortable'] . ';');
         }
       }
       else {
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ class views_php_handler_field extends views_handler_field {
 
       if (isset($this->php_click_sort_function)) {
         usort($this->view->result, array($this, 'php_click_sort'));
+		unset($this->php_click_sort_function); /* Closures are not serializable. */
       }
     }
   }
@@ -194,27 +195,18 @@ class views_php_handler_field extends views_handler_field {
     return $a - $b;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Implements views_handler_field#pre_render().
-   */
-  function pre_render(&$values) {
-    if (!empty($this->options['php_output'])) {
-      $this->php_output_lamda_function = create_function('$view, $handler, &$static, $row, $data, $value', ' ?>' . $this->options['php_output'] . '<?php ');
-    }
-  }
-
   /**
    * Implements views_handler_field#render().
    */
   function render($values) {
-    // Ecexute output PHP code.
-    if (!empty($this->options['php_output']) && isset($this->php_output_lamda_function)) {
+    // Execute output PHP code.
+    if (!empty($this->options['php_output'])) {
       $normalized_row = new stdClass;
       foreach ($this->view->display_handler->get_handlers('field') as $field => $handler) {
         $normalized_row->$field = isset($values->{$handler->field_alias}) ? $values->{$handler->field_alias} : NULL;
       }
 
-      $function = $this->php_output_lamda_function;
+	  $function = views_php_create_function('$view, $handler, &$static, $row, $data, $value', ' ?>' . $this->options['php_output'] . '<?php ');
       ob_start();
       $function($this->view, $this, $this->php_static_variable, $normalized_row, $values, isset($values->{$this->field_alias}) ? $values->{$this->field_alias} : NULL);
       $value = ob_get_clean();
diff --git a/plugins/views/views_php_handler_filter.inc b/plugins/views/views_php_handler_filter.inc
index 79bbee2..e666235 100644
--- a/plugins/views/views_php_handler_filter.inc
+++ b/plugins/views/views_php_handler_filter.inc
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ class views_php_handler_filter extends views_handler_filter {
    * @see views_php_views_pre_execute()
    */
   function php_pre_execute() {
-    // Ecexute static PHP code.
+    // Execute static PHP code.
     if (!empty($this->options['php_setup'])) {
-      $function = create_function('$view, $handler, &$static', $this->options['php_setup'] . ';');
+      $function = views_php_create_function('$view, $handler, &$static', $this->options['php_setup'] . ';');
       ob_start();
       $function($this->view, $this, $this->php_static_variable);
       ob_end_clean();
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class views_php_handler_filter extends views_handler_filter {
   function php_post_execute() {
     // Evaluate the PHP code.
     if (!empty($this->options['php_filter'])) {
-      $function = create_function('$view, $handler, &$static, $row, $data', $this->options['php_filter'] . ';');
+      $function = views_php_create_function('$view, $handler, &$static, $row, $data', $this->options['php_filter'] . ';');
       ob_start();
       foreach ($this->view->result as $i => $row) {
         $normalized_row = new stdClass;
diff --git a/plugins/views/views_php_handler_sort.inc b/plugins/views/views_php_handler_sort.inc
index cca24ba..4367e96 100644
--- a/plugins/views/views_php_handler_sort.inc
+++ b/plugins/views/views_php_handler_sort.inc
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ class views_php_handler_sort extends views_handler_sort {
    * @see views_php_views_pre_execute()
    */
   function php_pre_execute() {
-    // Ecexute static PHP code.
+    // Execute static PHP code.
     if (!empty($this->options['php_setup'])) {
-      $function = create_function('$view, $handler, &$static', $this->options['php_setup'] . ';');
+      $function = views_php_create_function('$view, $handler, &$static', $this->options['php_setup'] . ';');
       ob_start();
       $function($this->view, $this, $this->php_static_variable);
       ob_end_clean();
@@ -70,9 +70,10 @@ class views_php_handler_sort extends views_handler_sort {
    */
   function php_post_execute() {
     if (!empty($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'] . ';');
+      $this->php_sort_function = views_php_create_function('$view, $handler, &$static, $row1, $row2', $this->options['php_sort'] . ';');
       ob_start();
       usort($this->view->result, array($this, 'php_sort'));
+	  unset($this->php_sort_function); /* Closure objects are not serializable. */
       ob_end_clean();
     }
   }
diff --git a/plugins/views/views_php_plugin_cache.inc b/plugins/views/views_php_plugin_cache.inc
index b1fc72e..b29628d 100644
--- a/plugins/views/views_php_plugin_cache.inc
+++ b/plugins/views/views_php_plugin_cache.inc
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ 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'] . ';');
+          $function = views_php_create_function('$view, $plugin, $cache', $this->options['php_cache_results'] . ';');
           ob_start();
           $fresh = $function($this->view, $this, $cache);
           ob_end_clean();
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ 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'] . ';');
+          $function = views_php_create_function('$view, $plugin, $cache', $this->options['php_cache_output'] . ';');
           ob_start();
           $fresh = $function($this->view, $this, $cache);
           ob_end_clean();
diff --git a/views_php.module b/views_php.module
index aee5971..274c41f 100644
--- a/views_php.module
+++ b/views_php.module
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ function views_php_check_access($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 . ':' . $display_id] = views_php_create_function('$view_name, $display_id, $account', $php_access . ';');
   }
 
   ob_start();
@@ -148,3 +148,10 @@ function views_php_views_post_execute($view) {
     $view->query->php_unwrap();
   }
 }
+
+/**
+ * Internal support: create_function() emulation using anonymous functions.
+ */
+function views_php_create_function($args, $code) {
+  return eval('return function (' . $args . ') {' . $code . '};');
+}
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