CHAPTER 11
Access Levels
Every class member has an accessibility level that determines where the member will be visible. There are three of them available in PHP: public, protected and private.
class MyClass{ public $myPublic; // unrestricted access protected $myProtected; // enclosing or child class private $myPrivate; // enclosing class only}
Private access
All members regardless of access level are accessible in the class in which they are declared, the enclosing class. This is the only place where a private member can be accessed.
class MyClass{ public $myPublic = 'public'; protected $myProtected = 'protected'; private ...
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