show_active accesses the super-global variable $_POST. Open
function show_active() {
$id = $_SESSION['sessionID'];
include('retrieve_user.php');
$position = id_to_position($id);
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class Foo {
public function bar() {
$name = $_POST['foo'];
}
}
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show_active accesses the super-global variable $_POST. Open
function show_active() {
$id = $_SESSION['sessionID'];
include('retrieve_user.php');
$position = id_to_position($id);
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public function bar() {
$name = $_POST['foo'];
}
}
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show_active accesses the super-global variable $_SESSION. Open
function show_active() {
$id = $_SESSION['sessionID'];
include('retrieve_user.php');
$position = id_to_position($id);
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public function bar() {
$name = $_POST['foo'];
}
}
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show_active accesses the super-global variable $_POST. Open
function show_active() {
$id = $_SESSION['sessionID'];
include('retrieve_user.php');
$position = id_to_position($id);
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Since: 0.2
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public function bar() {
$name = $_POST['foo'];
}
}
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show_active accesses the super-global variable $_POST. Open
function show_active() {
$id = $_SESSION['sessionID'];
include('retrieve_user.php');
$position = id_to_position($id);
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class Foo {
public function bar() {
$name = $_POST['foo'];
}
}
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show_active accesses the super-global variable $_POST. Open
function show_active() {
$id = $_SESSION['sessionID'];
include('retrieve_user.php');
$position = id_to_position($id);
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Since: 0.2
Accessing a super-global variable directly is considered a bad practice. These variables should be encapsulated in objects that are provided by a framework, for instance.
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class Foo {
public function bar() {
$name = $_POST['foo'];
}
}
Source
show_active accesses the super-global variable $_POST. Open
function show_active() {
$id = $_SESSION['sessionID'];
include('retrieve_user.php');
$position = id_to_position($id);
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Accessing a super-global variable directly is considered a bad practice. These variables should be encapsulated in objects that are provided by a framework, for instance.
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public function bar() {
$name = $_POST['foo'];
}
}
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Method show_active
has 42 lines of code (exceeds 25 allowed). Consider refactoring. Open
function show_active() {
$id = $_SESSION['sessionID'];
include('retrieve_user.php');
$position = id_to_position($id);
Function show_active
has a Cognitive Complexity of 7 (exceeds 5 allowed). Consider refactoring. Open
function show_active() {
$id = $_SESSION['sessionID'];
include('retrieve_user.php');
$position = id_to_position($id);
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Cognitive Complexity is a measure of how difficult a unit of code is to intuitively understand. Unlike Cyclomatic Complexity, which determines how difficult your code will be to test, Cognitive Complexity tells you how difficult your code will be to read and comprehend.
A method's cognitive complexity is based on a few simple rules:
- Code is not considered more complex when it uses shorthand that the language provides for collapsing multiple statements into one
- Code is considered more complex for each "break in the linear flow of the code"
- Code is considered more complex when "flow breaking structures are nested"
Further reading
Avoid using undefined variables such as '$db' which will lead to PHP notices. Open
if ($final = $db->query($sql)) {
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Since: 2.8.0
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Example
class Foo
{
private function bar()
{
// $message is undefined
echo $message;
}
}
Source https://phpmd.org/rules/cleancode.html#undefinedvariable
Avoid assigning values to variables in if clauses and the like (line '52', column '14'). Open
function show_active() {
$id = $_SESSION['sessionID'];
include('retrieve_user.php');
$position = id_to_position($id);
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Since: 2.7.0
Assignments in if clauses and the like are considered a code smell. Assignments in PHP return the right operand as their result. In many cases, this is an expected behavior, but can lead to many difficult to spot bugs, especially when the right operand could result in zero, null or an empty string and the like.
Example
class Foo
{
public function bar($flag)
{
if ($foo = 'bar') { // possible typo
// ...
}
if ($baz = 0) { // always false
// ...
}
}
}
Source http://phpmd.org/rules/cleancode.html#ifstatementassignment
The method show_active uses an else expression. Else clauses are basically not necessary and you can simplify the code by not using them. Open
} else {
echo "Failed to update.";
}
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Since: 1.4.0
An if expression with an else branch is basically not necessary. You can rewrite the conditions in a way that the else clause is not necessary and the code becomes simpler to read. To achieve this, use early return statements, though you may need to split the code it several smaller methods. For very simple assignments you could also use the ternary operations.
Example
class Foo
{
public function bar($flag)
{
if ($flag) {
// one branch
} else {
// another branch
}
}
}
Source https://phpmd.org/rules/cleancode.html#elseexpression
Avoid unused local variables such as '$db'. Open
if ($final = $db->query($sql)) {
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Example
class Foo {
public function doSomething()
{
$i = 5; // Unused
}
}
Source https://phpmd.org/rules/unusedcode.html#unusedlocalvariable
Avoid unused local variables such as '$final'. Open
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Example
class Foo {
public function doSomething()
{
$i = 5; // Unused
}
}
Source https://phpmd.org/rules/unusedcode.html#unusedlocalvariable
A file should declare new symbols (classes, functions, constants, etc.) and cause no other side effects, or it should execute logic with side effects, but should not do both. The first symbol is defined on line 28 and the first side effect is on line 2. Open
<?php
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Avoid variables with short names like $id. Configured minimum length is 3. Open
$id = $_SESSION['sessionID'];
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Since: 0.2
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Example
class Something {
private $q = 15; // VIOLATION - Field
public static function main( array $as ) { // VIOLATION - Formal
$r = 20 + $this->q; // VIOLATION - Local
for (int $i = 0; $i < 10; $i++) { // Not a Violation (inside FOR)
$r += $this->q;
}
}
}
Source https://phpmd.org/rules/naming.html#shortvariable
TRUE, FALSE and NULL must be lowercase; expected "false" but found "False" Open
$exec_page = False;
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$position = id_to_position($id);
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$active_page = True;
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include('retrieve_user.php');
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if ($position == 'Webmaster')
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$id = $_SESSION['sessionID'];
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} else {
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if ($final = $db->query($sql)) {
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?>
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<p>Previous Semester:</p>
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</form>
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}
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if (isset($_POST['submit']))
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$p_y = $_POST['previous_year'];
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//update session variables
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echo "Failed to update.";
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$c_s = $_POST['current_semester'];
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<form form name="signin" action="" method="post">
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include('mysql_access.php');
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$c_y = $_POST['current_year'];
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<input type="text" name="current_semester" value="<?php echo $current_semester ?>">
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<input type="text" name="previous_semester" value="<?php echo $previous_semester ?>">
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<p>Next Semester:</p>
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$n_s = $_POST['next_semester'];
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//display boxes for session variables
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<input type="text" name="next_semester" value="<?php echo $next_semester ?>">
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$sql="UPDATE session_vars SET previous_semester='$p_s',current_semester='$c_s',next_semester='$n_s',previous_year='$p_y',current_year='$c_y' WHERE current = 1";
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<input type="text" name="previous_year" value="<?php echo $previous_year ?>">
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<p>Current Year:</p>
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<p>Previous Year:</p>
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<input type="text" name="current_year" value="<?php echo $current_year ?>">
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<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Update Session"/></p>
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{
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<p>This page allows the Webmaster to update the session variables that control what semester the website is in.</p>
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$p_s = $_POST['previous_semester'];
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echo "Updated.";
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<p>Current Semester:</p>
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<?php
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{
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}
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$id = $_SESSION['sessionID'];
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<?php
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$sql="UPDATE session_vars SET previous_semester='$p_s',current_semester='$c_s',next_semester='$n_s',previous_year='$p_y',current_year='$c_y' WHERE current = 1";
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<p>This page allows the Webmaster to update the session variables that control what semester the website is in.</p>
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$id = $_SESSION['sessionID'];
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global $current_year;
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if ($position == 'Webmaster')
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global $current_semester;
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global $next_semester;
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global $previous_semester;
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require_once ('session.php');
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require_once ('mysql_access.php');
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function show_active() {
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global $previous_year;
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if (isset($_POST['submit']))
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} else {
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}
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if ($final = $db->query($sql)) {
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The variable $current_year is not named in camelCase. Open
function show_active() {
$id = $_SESSION['sessionID'];
include('retrieve_user.php');
$position = id_to_position($id);
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CamelCaseVariableName
Since: 0.2
It is considered best practice to use the camelCase notation to name variables.
Example
class ClassName {
public function doSomething() {
$data_module = new DataModule();
}
}
Source
The variable $previous_year is not named in camelCase. Open
function show_active() {
$id = $_SESSION['sessionID'];
include('retrieve_user.php');
$position = id_to_position($id);
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Since: 0.2
It is considered best practice to use the camelCase notation to name variables.
Example
class ClassName {
public function doSomething() {
$data_module = new DataModule();
}
}
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The variable $p_y is not named in camelCase. Open
function show_active() {
$id = $_SESSION['sessionID'];
include('retrieve_user.php');
$position = id_to_position($id);
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Since: 0.2
It is considered best practice to use the camelCase notation to name variables.
Example
class ClassName {
public function doSomething() {
$data_module = new DataModule();
}
}
Source
The variable $p_s is not named in camelCase. Open
function show_active() {
$id = $_SESSION['sessionID'];
include('retrieve_user.php');
$position = id_to_position($id);
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Since: 0.2
It is considered best practice to use the camelCase notation to name variables.
Example
class ClassName {
public function doSomething() {
$data_module = new DataModule();
}
}
Source
The variable $p_y is not named in camelCase. Open
function show_active() {
$id = $_SESSION['sessionID'];
include('retrieve_user.php');
$position = id_to_position($id);
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CamelCaseVariableName
Since: 0.2
It is considered best practice to use the camelCase notation to name variables.
Example
class ClassName {
public function doSomething() {
$data_module = new DataModule();
}
}
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The variable $current_semester is not named in camelCase. Open
function show_active() {
$id = $_SESSION['sessionID'];
include('retrieve_user.php');
$position = id_to_position($id);
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Since: 0.2
It is considered best practice to use the camelCase notation to name variables.
Example
class ClassName {
public function doSomething() {
$data_module = new DataModule();
}
}
Source
The variable $current_year is not named in camelCase. Open
function show_active() {
$id = $_SESSION['sessionID'];
include('retrieve_user.php');
$position = id_to_position($id);
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Since: 0.2
It is considered best practice to use the camelCase notation to name variables.
Example
class ClassName {
public function doSomething() {
$data_module = new DataModule();
}
}
Source
The variable $c_y is not named in camelCase. Open
function show_active() {
$id = $_SESSION['sessionID'];
include('retrieve_user.php');
$position = id_to_position($id);
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CamelCaseVariableName
Since: 0.2
It is considered best practice to use the camelCase notation to name variables.
Example
class ClassName {
public function doSomething() {
$data_module = new DataModule();
}
}
Source
The variable $current_semester is not named in camelCase. Open
function show_active() {
$id = $_SESSION['sessionID'];
include('retrieve_user.php');
$position = id_to_position($id);
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CamelCaseVariableName
Since: 0.2
It is considered best practice to use the camelCase notation to name variables.
Example
class ClassName {
public function doSomething() {
$data_module = new DataModule();
}
}
Source
The variable $c_s is not named in camelCase. Open
function show_active() {
$id = $_SESSION['sessionID'];
include('retrieve_user.php');
$position = id_to_position($id);
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CamelCaseVariableName
Since: 0.2
It is considered best practice to use the camelCase notation to name variables.
Example
class ClassName {
public function doSomething() {
$data_module = new DataModule();
}
}
Source
The variable $previous_year is not named in camelCase. Open
function show_active() {
$id = $_SESSION['sessionID'];
include('retrieve_user.php');
$position = id_to_position($id);
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CamelCaseVariableName
Since: 0.2
It is considered best practice to use the camelCase notation to name variables.
Example
class ClassName {
public function doSomething() {
$data_module = new DataModule();
}
}
Source
The variable $c_y is not named in camelCase. Open
function show_active() {
$id = $_SESSION['sessionID'];
include('retrieve_user.php');
$position = id_to_position($id);
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CamelCaseVariableName
Since: 0.2
It is considered best practice to use the camelCase notation to name variables.
Example
class ClassName {
public function doSomething() {
$data_module = new DataModule();
}
}
Source
The variable $previous_semester is not named in camelCase. Open
function show_active() {
$id = $_SESSION['sessionID'];
include('retrieve_user.php');
$position = id_to_position($id);
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CamelCaseVariableName
Since: 0.2
It is considered best practice to use the camelCase notation to name variables.
Example
class ClassName {
public function doSomething() {
$data_module = new DataModule();
}
}
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The variable $next_semester is not named in camelCase. Open
function show_active() {
$id = $_SESSION['sessionID'];
include('retrieve_user.php');
$position = id_to_position($id);
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CamelCaseVariableName
Since: 0.2
It is considered best practice to use the camelCase notation to name variables.
Example
class ClassName {
public function doSomething() {
$data_module = new DataModule();
}
}
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The variable $p_s is not named in camelCase. Open
function show_active() {
$id = $_SESSION['sessionID'];
include('retrieve_user.php');
$position = id_to_position($id);
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CamelCaseVariableName
Since: 0.2
It is considered best practice to use the camelCase notation to name variables.
Example
class ClassName {
public function doSomething() {
$data_module = new DataModule();
}
}
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The variable $c_s is not named in camelCase. Open
function show_active() {
$id = $_SESSION['sessionID'];
include('retrieve_user.php');
$position = id_to_position($id);
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CamelCaseVariableName
Since: 0.2
It is considered best practice to use the camelCase notation to name variables.
Example
class ClassName {
public function doSomething() {
$data_module = new DataModule();
}
}
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The variable $n_s is not named in camelCase. Open
function show_active() {
$id = $_SESSION['sessionID'];
include('retrieve_user.php');
$position = id_to_position($id);
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CamelCaseVariableName
Since: 0.2
It is considered best practice to use the camelCase notation to name variables.
Example
class ClassName {
public function doSomething() {
$data_module = new DataModule();
}
}
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The variable $next_semester is not named in camelCase. Open
function show_active() {
$id = $_SESSION['sessionID'];
include('retrieve_user.php');
$position = id_to_position($id);
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CamelCaseVariableName
Since: 0.2
It is considered best practice to use the camelCase notation to name variables.
Example
class ClassName {
public function doSomething() {
$data_module = new DataModule();
}
}
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The variable $n_s is not named in camelCase. Open
function show_active() {
$id = $_SESSION['sessionID'];
include('retrieve_user.php');
$position = id_to_position($id);
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CamelCaseVariableName
Since: 0.2
It is considered best practice to use the camelCase notation to name variables.
Example
class ClassName {
public function doSomething() {
$data_module = new DataModule();
}
}
Source
The variable $previous_semester is not named in camelCase. Open
function show_active() {
$id = $_SESSION['sessionID'];
include('retrieve_user.php');
$position = id_to_position($id);
- Read upRead up
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CamelCaseVariableName
Since: 0.2
It is considered best practice to use the camelCase notation to name variables.
Example
class ClassName {
public function doSomething() {
$data_module = new DataModule();
}
}