Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 09/08/07 20:05

Mikhail Kovalev wrote:
> On 8 Sep, 21:12, Mikhail Kovalev <mikhail_kova...@mail.ru> wrote:
>> On 8 Sep, 20:49, "Rik Wasmus" <luiheidsgoe...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>> On Sat, 08 Sep 2007 19:33:44 +0200, Mikhail Kovalev
>>> <mikhail_kova...@mail.ru> wrote:
>>>> Hi all,
>>>> I have a file which is to be included in another script and which
>>>> takes several seconds to load(!), and which is actually not always
>>>> used by the script, so instead of using include or include_once in the
>>>> beginning, i'm using include_once() within a function, which is called
>>>> on demand...
>>>> The problem is the new data has the scope of the function, and when
>>>> the same function is called again, the data is lost....
>>> Well, you could assign it to static variable(s) in your function.
>>> function foo(){
>>> static $cache;
>>> if(!$cache){
>>> $cache = include('/path/to/file'); //let the include file return the
>>> variables
>>> }
>>> return $cache;
>>> }
>>> --
>>> Rik Wasmus
>> return $cache?
>> My function returns something else...
>> Mmm, doesn't seem to work even with the return part.
>>
>> The functions from the included file are preserved, but the variables
>> which are declared in that file are lost. Ive tried declaring them
>> static directly inside the included file, but with no luck.....
>>
>> Btw, the function in question here is called from another function...
>
> I guess what I'm looking for is how to make "once-included" variables
> global from inside the function....
>

That's exactly what Rik was telling you.

Whether you include a file or not is immaterial. A static variable
within a function will keep its value between invocation; a non-static
variable will not.

But the real question is - why does it take several seconds to load?
I've never had a PHP file take that long!

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