Can a variable be changed to another variable

[phppup]

A silly question, since simply fixing the error would likely take less time, but my curiosity won't stop nagging me.

I have several php pages that ALL use the INCLUDE file connection.php which has the following scripting

$conn = mysqli_connect(...etc, etc,etc,);

Everything works fine EXCEPT for a few pages which were written using $DBCONN   instead of  $conn

Can I somehow alter the value of $DBCONN so it is  equal to $conn

And interpreted correctly without having to change the mistaken variable in the pages that use $DBCONN   ?

I tried a quick $DBCONN = $conn; but there was no effect, so I thought I'd ask.

 

[requinix]

$DBCONN = $conn = mysqli_connect(...etc, etc,etc,);

$DBCONN=$conn should have worked. Did you put it after the $conn= line?