You can just declare $var1 as a global with global $var1; inside your
first function. You don't need to pass it around using the $_GET array.
Try this:
<?php
function myfunction() {
global $var1;
$var1= "Hello world";
}
function mynextfunction() {
global $var1;
print $var1;
}
myfunction();
mynextfunction();
print " -- (^_^)P ";
?>