Posted by www.douglassdavis.com on 10/11/05 19:22

For example, if I put this code in a file called globaltest.php:

$new_var="This is a string";

class TestClass
{

function __construct()
{
global $new_var;
echo "<br>new var: ".$new_var;
}

function testFunc()
{
global $new_var;
echo "<br>new var in testFunc(): ".$new_var;
echo "<br>from globals ".$GLOBALS['new_var'];
}
}

$testo=new TestClass();
$testo->testFunc();

It displays

new var: This is a string
new var in testFunc(): This is a string
from globals This is a string

as it should.

However, when I put it in another file that is an included php file, it
doesn't even register new_var as a global, and I get this printed out:

new var:
new var in testFunc():
from globals

I don't understand. What could possibly be making this happen? Right
now I am looking for any possibilities, because to me, it doesn't seem
to make sense.

I am using 5.0.4, but, the same happens in 5.0.5

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