[SOLVED] Using a variable to make a variable

[schme16]

can php do this:

 

$variable = 'some_variable';

 

$($variable) = 'the';

 

echo $some_variable;

 

 

and get an output of 'the'.

 

 

I know that Actionscript can and so can a few others.... but I was wondering if php can too..

[thebadbad]

http://dk2.php.net/language.variables.variable

 

<?php
$test = 'Hello world!';
$name = 'test';
echo $$name;
//Hello world!
?>

[Guest Xanza]

Yup, variable variable is what you're looking at... But I've never really found them too much help.

 

Example:

http://xanza.info/math.php

http://xanza.info/math.phps