``` Global variables are bad because anybody can overwrite them. Use function instead. It also simplifies the code. ``` Original issue reported on code.google.com by `jakub.vrana@gmail.com` on 29 Aug 2012 at 1:51 Attachments: - [amqp.inc.patch](https://storage.googleapis.com/google-code-attachments/php-amqplib/issue-30/comment-0/amqp.inc.patch)