# $GLOBALS

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)

$GLOBALS — References all variables available in global scope

### Description

An associative array containing references to all variables which are currently defined in the global scope of the script. The variable names are the keys of the array.

### Examples

Example #1 $GLOBALS example

`<?php
function test() {
$foo = "local variable";
echo '$foo in global scope: ' . $GLOBALS["foo"] . "\n";
echo '$foo in current scope: ' . $foo . "\n";
}
$foo = "Example content";
test();
?>`

The above example will output something similar to:

    $foo in global scope: Example content
    $foo in current scope: local variable

### Notes

> Note:

> This is a 'superglobal', or automatic global, variable. This simply means that it is available in all scopes throughout a script. There is no need to do global $variable; to access it within functions or methods.

> Note: Variable availability

> Unlike all of the other superglobals, $GLOBALS has essentially always been available in PHP.