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Variable Scope

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Static variable
It is a feature of PHP to delete the variable, once it completes its execution and memory is freed.
Sometimes we need to store a variable even after completion of function execution. Therefore,
another important feature of variable scoping is static variable. We use the static keyword before the
variable to define a variable, and this variable is called as static variable.
Static variables exist only in a local function, but it does not free its memory after the program
execution leaves the
scope. Understand it with the help of an example:
Example:
File: static_variable.php
1. <?php
2. function static_var()
3. {
4. static $num1 = 3; //static variable
5. $num2 = 6; //Non-static variable
6.
7. $num1++;
8.
9. $num2++;
10. echo "Static: " .$num1 ."</br>";
11. echo "Non-static: " .$num2 ."</br>";
12. }
13.
14. //first function call
15. static_var();
16.
17. //second function call
18. static_var();
19. ?>
Output:

Static: 4
Non-static: 7
Static: 5
Non-static: 7

We have to notice that $num1 regularly increments after each function call, whereas $num2 does not. This is why because
$num1 is not a static variable, so it freed its memory after the execution of each function call.

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