RE: [PHP] Global variables

> how can I use global variables in my web portal? I have read the php > documentation, but it works only in the same file. > I want use more global variable on many php site. > > For example: > In login.php I use the code > > $first=mysql_result($result,0,"FIRST_NAME"); > > and I want to print this $first variable all of my php site. You can't. You can, however, have a config.php or type page that's include()'d on every page in your site where you define these variables. For things like this that you draw from the database, it would be a good idea to query once and add to the session. I find it useful to use something like a $_CONF[] array. $_CONF['user'] = 'user'; $_CONF['path'] = '/home/user/htdocs/'; etc... ---John Holmes...