diff --git a/plugins/views/views_php_handler_area.inc b/plugins/views/views_php_handler_area.inc
index 0296373..bb4e93e 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, $this->view->result);
       return ob_get_clean();
diff --git a/plugins/views/views_php_handler_field.inc b/plugins/views/views_php_handler_field.inc
index 1da366b..b7c7cc7 100644
--- a/plugins/views/views_php_handler_field.inc
+++ b/plugins/views/views_php_handler_field.inc
@@ -114,7 +114,10 @@ class views_php_handler_field extends views_handler_field {
   function php_pre_execute() {
     // Ecexute static PHP code.
     if (!empty($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, $this->php_static_variable);
       ob_end_clean();
@@ -128,7 +131,10 @@ class views_php_handler_field extends views_handler_field {
   function php_post_execute() {
     // Ecexute value PHP code.
     if (!empty($this->options['php_value'])) {
-      $function = create_function('$view, $handler, &$static, $row, $data', $this->options['php_value'] . ';');
+      $code = $this->options['php_value'] . ';';
+      $function = function($view, $handler, &$static, $row, $data) use ($code) {
+        return eval($code);
+      };
       ob_start();
       foreach ($this->view->result as $i => &$row) {
         $normalized_row = new stdClass;
@@ -144,7 +150,7 @@ class views_php_handler_field extends views_handler_field {
     if (!empty($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'] . ';');
+          $this->php_click_sort_function = TRUE;
         }
       }
       else {
@@ -170,6 +176,13 @@ class views_php_handler_field extends views_handler_field {
   function php_click_sort($row1, $row2) {
     $factor = strtoupper($this->php_click_sort_order) == 'ASC' ? 1 : -1;
     $function = $this->php_click_sort_function;
+    if (is_boolean($this->php_click_sort_function)) {
+      $code = $this->options['php_click_sortable'] . ';';
+      $function = function($view, $handler, &$static, $row1, $row2) use ($code) {
+        return eval($code);
+      };
+    }
+
     if ($this->options['use_php_click_sortable'] == self::CLICK_SORT_PHP) {
       foreach (array('row1' => 'normalized_row1', 'row2' => 'normalized_row2') as $name => $normalized_name) {
         $$normalized_name = new stdClass;
@@ -194,27 +207,21 @@ 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)) {
+    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;
+      $code = ' ?>' . $this->options['php_output'];
+      $function = function($view, $handler, &$static, $row, $data, $value) use ($code) {
+        eval('?>' . $code);
+      };
       ob_start();
       $function($this->view, $this, $this->php_static_variable, $normalized_row, $values, isset($values->{$this->field_alias}) ? $values->{$this->field_alias} : NULL);
       $value = ob_get_clean();
diff --git a/plugins/views/views_php_handler_filter.inc b/plugins/views/views_php_handler_filter.inc
index 79bbee2..d957eca 100644
--- a/plugins/views/views_php_handler_filter.inc
+++ b/plugins/views/views_php_handler_filter.inc
@@ -65,7 +65,10 @@ class views_php_handler_filter extends views_handler_filter {
   function php_pre_execute() {
     // Ecexute static PHP code.
     if (!empty($this->options['php_setup'])) {
-      $function = create_function('$view, $handler, &$static', $this->options['php_setup'] . ';');
+      $code = $this->options['php_output'] . ';';
+      $function = function($view, $handler, &$static) use ($code) {
+        eval($code);
+      };
       ob_start();
       $function($this->view, $this, $this->php_static_variable);
       ob_end_clean();
@@ -79,7 +82,10 @@ class views_php_handler_filter extends views_handler_filter {
   function php_post_execute() {
     // Evaluate the PHP code.
     if (!empty($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) {
+        eval($code);
+      };
       ob_start();
       foreach ($this->view->result as $i => $row) {
         $normalized_row = new stdClass;
diff --git a/plugins/views/views_php_handler_sort.inc b/plugins/views/views_php_handler_sort.inc
index cca24ba..e681293 100644
--- a/plugins/views/views_php_handler_sort.inc
+++ b/plugins/views/views_php_handler_sort.inc
@@ -57,7 +57,10 @@ class views_php_handler_sort extends views_handler_sort {
   function php_pre_execute() {
     // Ecexute static PHP code.
     if (!empty($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, $this->php_static_variable);
       ob_end_clean();
@@ -70,7 +73,6 @@ class views_php_handler_sort extends views_handler_sort {
    */
   function php_post_execute() {
     if (!empty($this->options['php_sort']) && $this->view->style_plugin->build_sort()) {
-      $this->php_sort_function = create_function('$view, $handler, &$static, $row1, $row2', $this->options['php_sort'] . ';');
       ob_start();
       usort($this->view->result, array($this, 'php_sort'));
       ob_end_clean();
@@ -82,7 +84,12 @@ class views_php_handler_sort extends views_handler_sort {
    */
   function php_sort($row1, $row2) {
     $factor = strtoupper($this->options['order']) == 'ASC' ? 1 : -1;
-    $function = $this->php_sort_function;
+
+    $code = $this->options['php_sort'] . ';';
+    $function = function($view, $handler, &$static, $row1, $row2) use ($code) {
+      return eval($code);
+    };
+
     foreach (array('row1' => 'normalized_row1', 'row2' => 'normalized_row2') as $name => $normalized_name) {
       $$normalized_name = new stdClass;
       foreach ($this->view->display_handler->get_handlers('field') as $field => $handler) {
diff --git a/plugins/views/views_php_plugin_cache.inc b/plugins/views/views_php_plugin_cache.inc
index ca6c90f..9b2f989 100644
--- a/plugins/views/views_php_plugin_cache.inc
+++ b/plugins/views/views_php_plugin_cache.inc
@@ -63,7 +63,11 @@ 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) {
+            eval($code);
+          };
+
           ob_start();
           $fresh = $function($this->view, $this, $cache);
           ob_end_clean();
@@ -84,7 +88,11 @@ 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) {
+            eval($code);
+          };
+
           ob_start();
           $fresh = $function($this->view, $this, $cache);
           ob_end_clean();
diff --git a/views_php.module b/views_php.module
index 6a7cc37..83e6915 100644
--- a/views_php.module
+++ b/views_php.module
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ function views_php_check_access($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();