Re: function

But the OP says "function is defined inside a different function". Your theories to a solution don't fit that problem. "tamouse mailing lists" <tamouse.lists@gmail.com> wrote in message news:CAHUC_t-416_-LPcn3mO8QqXWrh4pNq5fMWOuhWpDk+HmKGHh_A@mail.gmail.com... On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 9:12 PM, Ron Piggott <ron.piggott@actsministries.org> wrote: Where is name_of_a_different_function defined? If it is somewhere in the same file as name, that shouldn't be a problem, provided it is defined in the same namespace/scope as name. If it is defined in a different file, you need to include that file before you make the echo statement. For example: function func1 ($flag1, $flag2) { # blah blah echo func2($flag1, $flag2); } function func2 ($flag1, $flag2) { #blah blah return "some string value"; } in the same file should be just fine. It doesn't really matter what order func1 and func2 are declared in. However, if func2 is defined in some_other_file.php, you need to include it in this_file.php (where func1 is defined) first: this_file.php: include('some_other_file.php'); function func1 ($flag1, $flag2) { #blah blah echo func2 ($flag1, $flag2); } some_other_file.php: function func2 ($flag1, $flag2) { #blah blah return "some string value"; } If func2 is a method for an object/class, you'll have to access it that way in func1: this_file.php: include('MyClass.php'); function func1 ($flag1, $flag2) { # blah blah, instantiate object? $myobj = new MyClass(); echo $myobj->func2 ($flag1, $flag2); } MyClass.php: class MyClass { function func2 ($flag1, $flag2) { #blah blah return "some string value"; } } But the OP says "function is defined inside a different function". Your theories to a solution don't fit that problem. (Sorry you all had to read thru so much stuff just to get to my one-line response.)