file name myServices.php
<?php
$gender = 'MALE';
?>
in another file lets say file.php
include "myServices.php"
$name = 'SAM';
$age = '23';
?>
<!--after some more HTML code-->
<?php
$gender = 'FEMALE';
$name = 'ELENA';
//Question:
//In the above statements are there new variables created or the
//previous variables are reassigned new values
?>
The previous variables are reassigned new values.
If it is just like you have it listed, then the $name and $gender variable's values are replaced with "ELENA" and "FEMALE"
Why don't you try, echo $name;, echo $gender;
As Codeacula said, those variables will be overwritten. The opening and closing PHP tags do not define scope. Variables are in what's called the global scope unless they are inside of a function or class. Global methods are as the name implies available, and can be overwritten inside functions and classes
When a variable is inside of a function then that variable is only available inside of that function unless it is prepended with the keyword global.
A quick search on google will give you more information on variable scope.
