Forced to pass $connection variable to functions.

[unreal128]

I start by declaring my includes via require (eg. require("lib/auth.inc.php")) and then establish $connection = @ mysql_connect($sqlhost,$sqluser,$sqlpw). My problem is that any functions that I call from the included file has to be given a $connection parameter. The function won't inherit $connection's value from outside of itself.

example:

require("lib/auth.inc.php");
--- inside required file under validateUser function---
if (!($sqlresult = @ mysql_query($sqlquery,$connection)))
showerror();

if (!($connection = @ mysql_connect($sqlhost,$sqluser,$sqlpw)))
showerror();
if (!mysql_select_db($sqldb,$connection))
showerror();

validateUser($username,$password)

For it to work, I have to reform the function as validateUser($username,$password,$connection.)

[pohopo]

try putting this inside and near the top your validate user function

global $connection;

[unreal128]

Worked like a charm, thanks. Would it be better to just declare $connection as global outside of the function or does the function require it to be within the function body for inheritence?