[wp-hackers] register_activation_hook() problem

[Adam Taylor]

Hi,

So I'm writing my first plugin and I've come across a problem, I'm hoping
it's very straightforward, I'm unfortunately not a php expert:

Here's my code snippet:

    global $thumbs;

    function thumbs_install() {
        $thumbs = new ThumbsUp();
        $thumbs->installThumbsUp();
    }

   register_activation_hook(__FILE__,'thumbs_install');

I found this discussion:
http://www.nabble.com/Odd-behaviour-when-using-classes-and-the-register_activation_hook()-function-td20826067.html<http://www.nabble.com/Odd-behaviour-when-using-classes-and-the-register_activation_hook%28%29-function-td20826067.html>and
I think it may be to do with my [mis]use of global variables in PHP -
not sure I've got my head around them properly.

Any pointers?

Thanks

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