{Semi-Resolved} MyBB 'Variable Scope' 101

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With your help, I figured it out now.  

(09-20-2010 03:39 PM)ZiNgA BuRgA Wrote:  ... but sourced inputs are conflicting or similar)...

Of course you are correct, and now I know why:
My original example was over-simplified, I should have mentioned the tasks folder

PHP Code:

// include file located in 'tasks' folder does NOT work (for defining some variables), after define("IN_MYBB... require_once "./inc/tasks/example2.php";

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PHP Code:

// Using the same include file placed in 'myvars' folder *does* work require_once "./inc/myvars/example2.php";

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• So globals.php, or a related file, 'scans' every file in ./inc/tasks folder, even if the 'task' is not active.
  

^^^
The above statement must be true, or there is a HUGE hole in my logic.
Thanks again Zinga.