Chapter 10. Using Classes
In this lesson you will learn the basics of object-oriented PHP. You will see how a class is defined and how you can access methods and properties from third-party classes.
Object-Oriented PHP
PHP can, if you want, be written in an object-oriented (OO) fashion. In PHP5, the OO functionality of the language has been enhanced considerably.
If you are familiar with other OO languages, such as C++ or Java, you may prefer the OO approach to programming PHP, whereas if you are used to other procedural languages, you may not want to use objects at all. There are, after all, many ways to solve the same problem.
If you are new to programming as well as to PHP, you probably have no strong feelings either way just yet. It's certainly ...
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