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Asked: 2026-05-25T10:20:29+00:00

i have a php file that contains a list of variables (a list of

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i have a php file that contains a list of variables (a list of error messages) and nothing else.

in my controller, i included the file using the following line right before the definition of my controller 

require_once PATH_TO_FILE;
class mycontrollerController extends Zend_Controller_Action {

all my actions here

}

so if everything goes well , i can access any variable from any action in my controller, however it doesnt work and i get an error message that says that the variable i’m trying to access is not defined.

but if i include the file inside the action, everything works perfect and i can access the variables.

i have no idea why including the file in the top of the controller doesnt seem to work.

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  1. Editorial Team

    Because in Object Oriented Programmation, classes and methods are designed this way:
    Including the file before the class, doesn’t mean your method can access it, like in procedural programmation.

    If you want to access the variables, you have to “make them visible” in the scope of your actions.

    I suggest you to learn more about OOP and Zend Framework here:
    http://framework.zend.com/manual/en/

    http://php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.php

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