Changing variable value

[loveitandhateit]

Let's say I have this:

<?
include ("header.php");

$variable = "Something";

include ("footer.php");
?>

and in the header.php

<?
print "$variable";
?>

When I modify $variable through a form or something, header.php is still using the old value for $variable. How do I get it to use the new value?

[YappyDog]

You need to set the variable BEFORE you do the include. An include effectively just pastes the code into the place where you have the include statement. If you change a variable after the include, it has no effect.

$variable = "Something";

include ("header.php");

$variable = "Something else";

include ("footer.php");