PHP Variable Scope
PHP Variable Scope:– Scope of a variable means who can see and use it. In other words we can say that when we use a variable inside a function it refers to local variable and if it is defined outside the function ; it is called as globale variable because we can access it anywhere within the program.
PHP Variable Scope | Example
Let us take an example to understand scope of a variable.
Below we get two compile errors while executing below program because we are trying to access $x i.e global variable inside a function. Similarily we can not access a local variable outside the function.
Example
<?php $x=10; function play(){ $y=20; echo $y; echo $x;// compile error echo "<br>"; echo "hey"; echo "<br>"; } play(); echo $x; echo $y;//compile error ?> |
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