[2010/09/07 15:23:31] [Z:\] [\\richardquadling\scratch$ ] >php
<?php
function test() {
    $foo = "local variable";

    echo '$foo in global scope: ' . $GLOBALS["foo"] . "\n";
    echo '$foo in current scope: ' . $foo . "\n";
}

$foo = "Example content";
test();
?>
^Z
$foo in global scope: Example content
$foo in current scope: local variable

Code and example output agree.

well, sorry about wrong problem description. my test file was parsed by another file, so, actual test script would look like this - 

<?php

	function test2() {
		function test() {
		    $foo = "local variable";

		    echo '$foo in global scope: ' . $GLOBALS["foo"] . "\n";
		    echo '$foo in current scope: ' . $foo . "\n";
		}

		$foo = "Example content";
		test();
	}

	test2();
?>

So I`m still wondering why my output is -

$foo in global scope: 
$foo in current scope: local variable

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Specifically to answer your question, please read about variable scope : 
http://docs.php.net/manual/en/language.variables.scope.php

Thanks for your time and sorry for the trouble