note 83663 added to function.return

Just to clear things up, if using return on a global scope it will end EXECUTION but NOT PROCESSING. for example: file a.php <?php if(defined("A")) return; define("A", true); echo "Hello"; ?> file b.php <?php include("a.php"); include("a.php"); ?> will output "Hello" only once. but if file a.php is <?php if(defined("A")) return; define("A", true); function foo(){ } ?> running file b.php will produce error: Fatal Error: Cannot redeclare foo()... ---- Server IP: 69.147.83.197 Probable Submitter: 124.106.46.234 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.return.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/83663 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/83663/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/83663/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/83663/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/83663/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/83663/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/83663/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/83663 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/83663 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php