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PHP in a Nutshell
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PHP in a Nutshell

by Paul Hudson
October 2005
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
372 pages
11h 35m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Variable Scope

Each variable has a life span in which it exists, known as its scope . It is technically possible for a PHP script to have several variables called $a in existence at one point in time; however, there can only be one active $a at any one time.

Any variables not set inside a function or an object are considered global—that is, they are accessible from anywhere else in the script, except inside another function or an object. We'll be looking at function and object scope later on, but for now, it is necessary only to understand that it is possible to have multiple variables of the same name.

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