Title: Variables scope
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Variables scope

 *  [eastsidedev](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eastsidedev/)
 * (@eastsidedev)
 * [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/variables-scope/)
 * I am using one of the pages, to display a list. I have the following in the page:
 *     ```
       <? php
       include_once "myFunctions.php";
       include_once "myDeclarations.php";
       displayText();
       ?>
   
       Inside myFunctions.php, I have the following function:
   
       function displayText() {
       GLOBAL $textToDisplay;
       echo "Testing WordPress";
       echo $textToDisplay;
       }
       ```
   
 * Inside myDeclarations.php, I have the following:
 * $textToDisplay = “This is a test”;
 * When I go to that page, it only displays: Testing WordPress. The variable $textToDisplay
   is not passed. It seems as if the include file that has the function in it, is
   recognized, but the variable in the other file, is not. How do I deal with this
   scope issue in WordPress?

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 *  [vtxyzzy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vtxyzzy/)
 * (@vtxyzzy)
 * [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/variables-scope/#post-1563343)
 * Have you tried declaring $textToDisplay as a GLOBAL inside myDeclarations.php?

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