assigning values to variables.

[o12357]

Hi,
I am trying to generate a user profile page that includes the name of the user in the title.
I created a header file that includes <title>$page _title.
i then included that header file at the top of the profile page.
the problem is that $page_title is only defined further down the script when the mysql query is executed and the name of the user is pulled from the database.
i therefore get a notice of undefined variable.

i suppose what i'm generally asking is whether it is possible to use a variable and assign a value to it further down the script?

thanks..

[NogDog]

Nope, you have to assign it before using it if you want it to have that value when it is used. This just means you need to do your DB query and variable assignment(s) first, then start doing your output -- a very typical web page work-flow.

[o12357]

thanks very much. will do as you suggested.