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Asked: May 19, 20262026-05-19T23:53:17+00:00 2026-05-19T23:53:17+00:00

What the heck is $function(); and $$variable for? Have never heard of these before,

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What the heck is $function(); and $$variable for?

Have never heard of these before, and searching on google doesn’t give anything useful (possible that my keywords aren’t perfect).

via https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4891301/top-bad-practices-in-php/4891422#4891422

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    2026-05-19T23:53:18+00:00Added an answer on May 19, 2026 at 11:53 pm

    $function() is a variable function and $$variable is a variable variable.

    Those linked pages should give you plenty to go on, or at the very least some actual words to search with.

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