Global variable inside a constructor with PHP

Question

This should be obvious, but I\'m getting a bit confused about PHP variable scope.

I have a variable inside a Constructor, which I want to use later in a function in

Answer 1

You could use the global keyword:

class Log{
    protected $access;
    function Log(){
        global $access;
        $this->access = &$access;
    }
}

But you really should be passing the variable in the constructor:

class Log{
    protected $access;
    function Log($access){
        $this->access = &$access;
    }
    //...Then you have access to the access variable throughout the class:
    function test(){
        echo $this->access;
    }
}