Accessing arrays in different functions

[peprice]

Hi all,

The problem is that I have one settings.php file which sets up an array containing loads of config. properties.

I can include() this file at the start of a function and can then access all the config. variables but when I start a new function they're not available.

The question is, without using cookies or calling all my functions with an extra variable at the end containing the config. array, is there a way of accessing the same array from different functions without redeclaring it?

Thanks in advance,
Peter.

[kparker]

An array is still a variable, and thus subject to all the normal considerations that apply to variables. In your case, you're just forgetting that global variables need to be declared inside functions:

include('my_config_array.php');

function something()
{
global $my_config;

if ($my_config['some_item_name'])
...

[peprice]

Fantastic! Thanks for your help Kirk - 8 minutes must be a record!

Thanks again,
Peter.

[simon_belak]

or you can declare your array as $GLOBALS['myArray']. This way you can bypass the vaariable scope limitations of including a file inside a function.

[kparker]

8 minutes must be a record

Nah, I'm sure once or twice Vincent has answered a question before it's even been asked! :-)