# PHP and Flash variable problem

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-and-flash-variable-problem/102538
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [February 24, 2004, 9:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-and-flash-variable-problem/102538 "2004-02-24T21:29:36Z")
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### Author: ![iroqfox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e68b1a/32.png) [@iroqfox](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/iroqfox)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2004, 9:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-and-flash-variable-problem/102538/1 "2004-02-24T21:29:36Z")

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How come this doesnt work:

myVars = new LoadVars();  
myVars.load(“testfile.php”);  
trace (variName);

the PHP file has  
\<?  
echo “variName=HelloWorld”;  
?\>

Any help would be great.

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 25, 2004, 2:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-and-flash-variable-problem/102538/2 "2004-02-25T14:13:13Z")

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excactly. forgot about the onLoad…  
stupid of me! :-/

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 25, 2004, 5:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-and-flash-variable-problem/102538/3 "2004-02-25T17:31:25Z")

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You guys are boarder line geniuses…lol. Thank you. One other quick question. The myVars.variName variable does not exist outside the myVars.onLoad brackets…is there a way to use it outside the brackets?? I guess I am still a noobie.