Hi, Only way I know is to import them into the global scope with define() If (!defined(PDO_FETCH_ASSOC)) define('PDO_FETCH_ASSOC', PDO::FETCH_ASSOC); As for further differences, I'm not aware of any. Jared > > According to documentation, PDO globals constants in 5.0.3+ > were changed to class constants in 5.1. > > Does anyone have a suggestion for portability of constants > between the 5.0.x branch and the 5.1 branch without having to > rewrite code. > > Besides the constants, what other differences exist in PDO > for 5.0.x and 5.1 that may effect portability/functionality? > > Chris D. > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To > unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php