[wp-hackers] register_activation_hook() problem

[Jennifer Hodgdon]

Austin Matzko wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 4:30 AM, Adam Taylor<adamjctaylor at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Here's my code snippet:
>>
>>    global $thumbs;
>>
>>    function thumbs_install() {
>>        $thumbs = new ThumbsUp();
>>        $thumbs->installThumbsUp();
>>    }
> 
> You want the global declaration inside of your function block instead:

It is definitely true that you need the global declaration inside your 
function. But specifically for activation, you may need to also leave 
the global declaration outside the function block as well. I've run 
into problems with activation in WP, and needed to do things like this 
in the main body of the plugin:
   global $wpdb;
   global $mymodulevariable = 12234;
in order to get activation functions to work correctly.

     --Jennifer

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