You need to declare $vari as a global variable.
eg; <? function getvar() { global $vari; $vari = "bollocks"; } getvar(); echo $vari; ?> Best Regards Bob Irwin Server Admin & Web Programmer Planet Netcom ----- Original Message ----- From: "Liam MacKenzie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 1:27 PM Subject: [PHP] Dumb question > Hey guys, got a basic question for you... > > > > <? > function getvar() > { > $vari = "bollocks"; > } > > getvar(); > echo $vari; > ?> > > > How do I make that function return the variable? > > > Thanks, > Liam > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > Scanned by PeNiCillin http://safe-t-net.pnc.com.au/ > > Scanned by PeNiCillin http://safe-t-net.pnc.com.au/ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php