Re: Variable Scope

A nice explanation, via the mind of Lars Torben Wilson, exists here : http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=php-general&m=97717398101040&w=2 Also, you may want to check out : http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.constants.php http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.define.php Philip On Thu, 18 Jan 2001, Karl J. Stubsjoen wrote: > I'm a bit troubled with the fact that variables declared at the top of your > script are not then global to functions within that script. That in order > to see that variable within a function you'd have to declare it as global in > the function (understanding that the variable could have been set at the top > of the script). This seems extremely backwards to me (me being a VB guy). > > Would someone kindly shine the light down upon me with an explanation of > this logic? And why can't I possibly declare the variable as Global at the > top of my script? > > Thats a big "Hmmmm...." > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net >