Re: [Fwd: Re: [PHP] Please stop me from tearing my hair out.]

On Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 7:54 AM, Robert Cummings <robert@interjinn.com> wrote: <snip> > Ummm, yes it is :) Static variables have persistence beyond the function > call and thus beyond the function scope itself. Umm, no it's not. Static variables have persistence, but are scoped just like normal variables - http://us2.php.net/manual/en/language.variables.scope.php, about 10% down the page, under the header "Using static variables" - "A static variable exists only in a local function scope, but it does not lose its value when program execution leaves this scope." Three simple ways to fix this: 1. Declare $con as a global 2. Return $con from the initialization function, and pass it in as a parameter to all functions that need it 3. Put all these functions into a class, and make $con a member of the class, so it could be referenced by $this->con From the looks of your code, #3 is really your right answer, as it appears you're trying to create a set of functions that are related, and need to shared common data - you've got yourself an object... Otherwise, if you don't want to go OOP, then go with #2, as #1 is the most dirty way of fixing the problem. :) HTH -James > >> > ie. When you create it (ie when you connect to >> > MySQL) you could stick it in the global scope. ie In >> > your connection function, make this the first >> > statement: >> > >> > global $con; > > Yes, you could do that... but ad-hoc shoving stuff into global space is > poor style. > >> > Then you can do the same in other functions, or >> > alternatively you can access it like so: >> > >> > $GLOBALS['con'] > > Not that I like the current implementation, I merely followed what he > was aiming for, but the implementation above works fine in practice (not > withstanding any syntax bugs I may have left since it's untested). > > Cheers, > Rob. > > -- > http://www.interjinn.com > Application and Templating Framework for PHP > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >