Beginning PHP and MySQL: From Novice to Professional

© Frank M. Kromann 2018

Frank M. KromannBeginning PHP and MySQLhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-6044-8_6

6. Object-Oriented PHP

Frank M. Kromann¹ 

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Aliso Viejo, CA, USA

 

Although PHP did not start out as an object-oriented language, over the years a great deal of effort has been put into adding many of the object-oriented features found in other languages. This chapter and the following aim to introduce these features. Before doing so, let’s consider the advantages of the object-oriented programming (OOP) development model.

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While this and the following chapter serve to provide you with an extensive introduction to PHP’s OOP features, a thorough treatment of their ramifications for the PHP developer is actually worthy of an entire book. Conveniently, ...