Need some quick help with passing variables

So I have a index.php file that has all of my html code in it.

It includes store.php in the same directory.
store.php just serves to grab the folder name the store.php is in.
$variable1=basename(getcwd());
It also includes process.php in another directory.

I need to automatically pass $variable1 to the process.php but it isnt working right.

Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?

 

Post your actual code.

Are you defining the variable before including the other file?

 

Yes...actually I just figured it out.

$currentdirectory= basename(getcwd());
$_SESSION['sellerID']= $currentdirectory;
$sellerID= $_SESSION['sellerID'];
include /home/test.php


then retrieved it in the test.php
$sellerID= $_SESSION['sellerID'];

 

This does not look right.
although this will technically work, it is not the right way of doing it.

I am guessing that you are using '$sellerID' in a function?

if you do

<?php
// in file1.php
$sellerID = 'This is my seller id';
include( 'file2.php' );
?>
...

// file2.php
<?php
echo $sellerID;
?>

PHP:

and that should work, (you should see 'This is my seller id').
But if $sellerID is in a function in either file then you will need to add

global $sellerID;

PHP:

in front.

FFMG

 

arent globals bad?

if you need to pass stuff from a function cant you just add it like

exampleFunction($sellerID)

 

It really depends on the code.
Without seeing the OPs code we cannot tell.

But using a super global, ($_SESSION), to pass data around is even worse.

FFMG