<?




function info($user) {

//simulate successful DB results

$vb["customerFirstName"] = "John";
$vb["customerLastName"] = "Smith";
$vb["customerEmailAddress"] = "none@none.com";
return array(
$vb["customerFirstName"],
$vb["customerLastName"],
$vb["customerEmailAddress"]
);

} 

$user = "john";


list($first_name, $last_name, $email) = info($user);


echo "$first_name, $last_name, $email";

?>