1.2.506. Global Usage¶

List usage of globals variables, with global keywords or direct access to $GLOBALS.

It is recommended to avoid using global variables, at it makes it very difficult to track changes in values across the whole application.

<?php
$a = 1; /* global scope */

function test()
{
    echo $a; /* reference to local scope variable */
}

test();

?>

1.2.506.1. Specs¶

Short name	Structures/GlobalUsage
Rulesets	All, Analyze, Appinfo, CE
Exakat since	0.8.4
PHP Version	All
Severity	Minor
Time To Fix	Slow (1 hour)
Precision	Very high
Features	global
ClearPHP	no-global
Available in	Entreprise Edition, Community Edition, Exakat Cloud