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@NogDogJun 17.2010 — #One caveat: if you make a function dependent upon $GLOBAL, it is effectively the same as using a "global" variable declaration within the function: it is now closely coupled with the application code and thus inherits all the same problems that cause most developers to eschew the use of "global" (re-usability issues, testing issues, potential for nasty bugs issues, etc.)
The "standard" super-global arrays such as $_POST and $_GET aren't quite as bad, as they are, well, standard. But even then using them directly within a function may be less than desirable, as opposed to passing the necessary variables in the function parameters, whether by copy or by reference.@NogDogJun 17.2010 — #
I won't say never, ever use them; but generally speaking it's almost always better not to in terms of re-usability and all that other stuff. About the only time I'd say not to worry about it is if you are writing a quick, one-off script that you never expect to re-use in any way or have to maintain. ?
global variables vs $_GET
Hi All
I noticed that variables like $_GET are available everywhere in the program. They are different from global variables (these need to be defined ‘global’ in a function)
What exactly is the difference between them and can i define variables like $_GET, so I don’t have to define them in each function ?
cheers
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@NogDogJun 17.2010 — #One caveat: if you make a function dependent upon $GLOBAL, it is effectively the same as using a "global" variable declaration within the function: it is now closely coupled with the application code and thus inherits all the same problems that cause most developers to eschew the use of "global" (re-usability issues, testing issues, potential for nasty bugs issues, etc.)The "standard" super-global arrays such as $_POST and $_GET aren't quite as bad, as they are, well, standard. But even then using them directly within a function may be less than desirable, as opposed to passing the necessary variables in the function parameters, whether by copy or by reference.
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@NogDogJun 17.2010 — #So the conclusion is: Don't use globals?![/QUOTE]
I won't say never, ever use them; but generally speaking it's almost always better not to in terms of re-usability and all that other stuff. About the only time I'd say not to worry about it is if you are writing a quick, one-off script that you never expect to re-use in any way or have to maintain. ?