[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #45861: Global variable in plugin main file

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#45861: Global variable in plugin main file
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 Reporter:  rilwis        |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Plugins       |    Version:
 Severity:  normal        |   Keywords:
  Focuses:                |
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 In the main plugin file, if we declare a variable, it will be used as a
 global variable in WordPress.

 This might lead to conflict for global variable names.

 The code is in [https://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/trunk/src/wp-
 settings.php#L342 wp-settings.php] file.

 A simple fix is creating a function to load a plugin and include main
 plugin file inside that function. So the scope is function scope, not
 global scope.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/45861>
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