note 55595 added to language.variables.scope

Be careful with "require", "require_once" and "include" inside functions. Even if the included file seems to define global variables, they might not be defined as such. consider those two files: ---index.php------------------------------ function foo() { require_once("class_person.inc"); $person= new Person(); echo $person->my_flag; // should be true, but is undefined } foo(); ---class_person.inc---------------------------- $seems_global=true; class Person { public $my_flag; public function __construct() { global $seems_global; $my_flag= $seems_global } } --------------------------------- The reason for this behavior is quiet obvious, once you figured it out. Sadly this might not be always as easy as in this example. A solution would be to add the line... global $seems_global; at the beginning of "class_person.inc". That makes sure you set the global-var. best regards tom ps: bug search time approx. 1 hour. ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.variables.scope.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+55595 Delete: added to the manual -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+55595&report=yes&reason=added+to+the+manual Delete: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+55595&report=yes&reason=bad+code Delete: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+55595&report=yes&reason=spam Delete: useless -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+55595&report=yes&reason=useless Delete: non-english -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+55595&report=yes&reason=non-english Delete: other reasons -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+55595&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+55595&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php