So i have one php script that is mostly one function... in this function it requires another script and calls functions
from it. Now I cannot get the first script to see variables made by the required functions even with global. So is there
a way to have a function, call a function from another script and allow the first script to use the variables the
second produces?

how are your files structured? two functions in two separate files linked through an include?

why not form a class and set global in class and call through $this->

You may want to check out PHP Classes (affectionately known as OOP).

Benefits of OOP,
* Abstract data types and information hiding
* Inheritance
* Polymorphism

OOP can be best described simply as an Object. Think of a car. You have one function for each axle, one function for steering, maybe one for the radio and another for engine. Well each of these functions control a different aspect of the object. Then you using a class, you can steer the car and it will alter the object respectively. May be a bad example but you can get the jist.