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Asked: 2026-06-03T01:49:19+00:00

I’m setting an instance of an object in functions.php , like this: $foo =

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I’m setting an instance of an object in functions.php, like this:

$foo = new Foo;

When I dump it out in index.php, it returns the instance. However, in footer.php this: 

var_dump($foo)

returns NULL.

This all inside a WordPress-theme. Any ideas?

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  1. Editorial Team

    The code in footer.php is in a different scope. You can try making it a global with:

    global $foo;
$foo = new foo;

    in your functions.php file and then at the top of your footer.php file add:

    global $foo;

    Your var_dump should then return the object.

    http://php.net/manual/en/language.variables.scope.php

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