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A static variable remembering its last value

 
<?php

function birthday(  ){
    static $age = 0;

    $age = $age + 1;

    echo "Birthday number $age<br />";
}

$age = 30;

birthday(  );
birthday(  );

echo "Age: $age<br />";

?>








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