Re: Re: Variables inside a function

you can reference the vars as well, but i would guess with some logic changes you could avoid the problem your having? Referencing .. $blah = ''; function add(&$blah, $something, $somethingElse) { $something ++; $somethingElse ++; $blah = $something + $somethingElse } John Kaspar <ljbn@hotmail.com> wrote: > > use the global keyword... > http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.variables.scope.php > > > On 3/7/2004 6:17 PM, Nathan Croker wrote: > > > I am relatively new to PHP. But something I can't seem to make work is when > > I call one of the functions I have made and a variable is set inside that > > function.... > > eg. function blah ($bl,$ah) { > > $bl++; > > $ah++; > > $blah=$bl+$ah; > > } > > I then echo $blah; somewhere else in the script but nothing is echo'd. How > > do I make it so that I can use $blah anywhere in the script? > > > > Thank you in advance for any help. > > ------------------------ > > Nathan Croker > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >