Re: Globally accessible objects without using 'global $obj;'

Chris W. Parker wrote:

What I'd ultimately like to do is be able to return more than just a true/false from a function regarding it's end state. For example, a function could fail for multiple reasons and just returning a plain false for all situations does not suffice.

You could either return an object like PEAR_Error (http://pear.php.net/manual/en/core.pear.pear-error.php) or use a more customizable solution like PEAR_ErrorStack (http://pear.php.net/manual/en/core.pear.pear-errorstack.php). Also, don't forget about built-in options like trigger_error and Exceptions in php5. More important than what you use is planning for future growth. Your applications will get larger. It may seem like a time-saver to do a quickie fix that requires less initial typing, but I guarantee you will run into a brick wall when you do have to change things and be forced to rewrite everything - not exactly a timesaver, unless you simply give up on making your code better :) Greg