Duplicated code and global variables are both pure evil, IMHO. I'm not sure which is worse in general, but in this case I think having the same info duplicated between 15 scripts would definitely be more of a Bad Thing(tm) than using globals (/me dons handy flame-retardant suit... :)

I think the best choice you mentioned is definitely the "functions file" method (a module even?) with a function returning the proper settings. Personally, I wouldn't hard-code global values into the code though, at least not if they're likely to ever change. Use a separate configuration file (e.g. a text file) instead. This way once you get your code working you don't have to go back and change it just because you moved the database.

Hope this helps!

In reply to Re: Variable Declaration by blackmateria
in thread Variable Declaration by ant

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