From 3991af65901fc8b8d79523b7eb9e1aa9c36076a3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rasmus Lerdorf <rasmus@php.net>
Date: Wed, 8 Dec 1999 12:23:24 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Clarify that the global scope spans included files

git-svn-id: https://svn.php.net/repository/phpdoc/en/trunk@16872 c90b9560-bf6c-de11-be94-00142212c4b1
---
 language/variables.sgml | 13 ++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/language/variables.sgml b/language/variables.sgml
index f35adc7f2d..277e219342 100644
--- a/language/variables.sgml
+++ b/language/variables.sgml
@@ -509,7 +509,18 @@ $bar = &amp;test();    // Invalid.
 
     <simpara>
      The scope of a variable is the context within which it is defined.
-     For the most part all PHP variables only have a single scope.
+     For the most part all PHP variables only have a single scope.  This
+	 single scope spans included and required files as well.  For example:
+	 </simpara>
+	<informalexample>
+	 <programlisting>
+$a = 1;
+include "b.inc";
+	 </programlisting>
+	</informalexample>
+	 <simpara>
+	 Here the $a variable will be available within the included b.inc 
+	 script.  
      However, within user-defined functions a local function scope is
      introduced.  Any variable used inside a function is by default
      limited to the local function scope.  For example:</simpara>