RE: [PHP] PHP_SELF or REQUEST_URI within Function ?

> > Or, so you don't have to specify all the variables you are using > > as globals (especially if you are using *alot* of them), you can > > use: > > $GLOBALS[SCRIPT_FILENAME]; > What's the gain? 'global ' has 7 characters, whereas '$GLOBALS[]' has > 10 characters. So, you don't type less. And with using global(), the > code is more orderly, and thus easier to read. True. But take the following function: function processLotsOfFormVars() { global $fieldOne, $fieldTwo, $fieldThree, $fieldFour; global $fieldFive, $fieldSix, $fieldSeven; global $PHP_SELF, $REQUEST_URI; global $HTTP_REFERER; echo "Field One is: $fieldOne<br>\n"; echo "Field Two is: $fieldTwo<br>\n"; // etc } OR you can do it this way: function processLotsOfFormVars() { echo "Field One is: $GLOBALS[fieldOne]<br>\n"; echo "Field Two is: $GLOBALS[fieldTwo]<br>\n"; // etc } I've done it both ways. I'm not advocating using "$GLOBALS[var_name];" over "global $var_name", just that it is an alternative if you are using alot of global variables in a function. Plus, if the function gets large, it's easier to see where the value is coming from by using the $GLOBALS variable. That's all I was saying. Chris