Using $vars from include()d functions in the main programm and other functions

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hello List, a simple problem turned out to be not so simple as I thought. Here the situation: main.php4 | +-include() mainhtml.php4 | +-include() functions.php4 | +a function does include() languagevars.php4 I can see the included $vars from languagevars.php4 in functions.php4 but not in main.php4. Using "global $var" just seems to work top->down but I'm not able to bring the $vars up to the main.php4 or to the mainhtml.php4. This time, I just wanted to write not one scary large PHP4-Page with around ~100kb in size. But I'm really stuck - all the books, pdfs and web information just want to bring the $vars down. Or is there just a failure in thinking?! Any hint is highly appreciated. Ben :) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE+IATAROwluvOuI4ARApiOAJ9EyDo2ER3YROGZ120CgllOkjM8tgCfUIeD pxtKmzi71xC3n8Tpb0FSQ7w= =BZcc -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----