php functions variable scopes
<p>I want to get the variable $place from function getaddress and pass the value to function breakintostrings.  It seems i cant get the variable $place. </p>

<pre><code>&lt;?php
   $username ="1224hammer";
  getaddress ($username);
  function getaddress($username)
    {
    $place = row['place'];

     function format_address($record)
      {
      function breakintostrings($x,$y,$z)   

      }  
      breakintostrings($place,"$y","$z") 
    }
  ?&gt;
</code></pre>
