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Request #22972 Addition to the global keyword
Submitted: 2003-03-30 23:08 UTC Modified: 2003-04-01 02:15 UTC
From: tim dot stebbing at nunatak dot com dot au Assigned:
Status: Wont fix Package: Feature/Change Request
PHP Version: 4.3.1 OS: Linux
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2003-03-30 23:08 UTC] tim dot stebbing at nunatak dot com dot au 
optionaly add 'as' to the global keyword, in the same way that SQL 'as' works:

global $aVeryLongVariableName as $foo

It would neaten alot of code, would not break old scripts, I imagine your passing a ref into the code block, this is just specifying the handle used :)

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 [2003-04-01 02:15 UTC] pollita@php.net 
The general consensus seems to be that this feature will not be added.  A simple workaround which you can implement in your code to achieve the 'neatening up' you're going for is:

function bar() {
  global $aVeryLongVariableName;
  $foo = &$aVeryLongVariableName;

  /* This will successfully increment the value of $aVeryLongVariableName */
  $foo++;
}
 
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