Dynamically Naming Variables

Anon

I'm looking for a way to dynamically name variables and haven't found the answer yet (looked through these forums, searched several sites, php documentation, etc.).

Here's a Perl sample of what I'm trying to do in PHP:

$var_name = 'test';

${$var_name} = 'Hello World!';

print $test;

I've not found a way to do this in PHP yet. I have tried the above as well as:

$[$var_name]
$"$var_name"
$$var_name

Any help would be appreciated.

Scott

sahammondsr

Sorry guys, actually, one of the samples above does work. It failed in my test due to another error in the code.

For reference, if you wish to dynamically name variables, you can use the $$var_name example as provided above:

$var_name = 'test';
$$var_name = 'Hello World!';
echo $test;

produces the following output:

Hello World!

Scott A. Hammond, Sr.
http://www.primainternet.com

saltwater

$var_name='test';
$$var_name='Hello World!';
echo $test; // should echo Hello World!

saltwater

Sorry, didn't read your reply 🙂

Anon

Hello-

Is there anyway to auto_increment the variable names? So that I could use something to the effect of

$item1 = "hpserver";

$var = "item"
$i = 1;
for ($i == 1, $i < 10, $i++){

echo $$var add $i;

}

Thanks
Todd