# PHP: Double variable filenames

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-double-variable-filenames/298567>\
**Category:** programming\
**Created:** [October 21, 2009, 7:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-double-variable-filenames/298567 "2009-10-21T07:48:30Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 7:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-double-variable-filenames/298567/1 "2009-10-21T07:48:30Z")

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Hi. I was wondering: can files be named using 2 variables?  
something like:

```auto
$a="not";
$b="_now";
touch("$a$b.txt");

```

If anyone knows how to do this, please tell me. Thank you.