Bypassing Passing MYSQLI object into functions

[Arnsenal]

Hello,

 

I have a db.php that initializes a MySQLI object.

 

I have other scripts that include this db.php script.

 

Is it possible to use the MYSQLI object inside functions from these other scripts that are including the db.php without passing the MYSQLI object as a parameter?

 

Basically is there a way I can make the scope inside function have access to mysqli object without passing it in as a parameter?

 

Thanks

[requinix]

What you're thinking of is global variables and they are almost always the wrong thing to use.

 

Better would be to use a class to get the object, like

class DB {

private static $mysqli = null;

public static function get() {
	if (!self::$mysqli) {
		self::$mysqli = // new mysqli
	}
	return self::$mysqli;
}

}

$db = DB::get();

[Arnsenal]

Alright!!

 

Thanks Much Requinix, That's what I had in mind but didn't know how to use static properties to do such a thing. That will work perfectly thank you!!