Variable Creation and Scope
Although you've seen variables in the previous pages, you may wonder what they are exactly. Part of a computer is called RAM, or random access memory. This is a volatile medium for storing information. That is, it all disappears when you shut off the machine. The computer sees this memory as a long string of single characters, or bytes, each numbered. In PHP, however, you cannot actually get to memory at this level. You must use a variable. You provide a name, and PHP takes care of matching the name to physical memory.
Listing 2.2. Experimenting with Scope
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