Chapter 4. Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming with PHP 5


Object-oriented programming is a several-decades-old concept that has spread to almost every aspect of modern programming languages and practices. The reason is clear as soon as you start to use a convenience such as the powerful PHP-related packages. We introduce PEAR packages in Chapter 7; many operate by defining objects, providing a wealth of useful features in a simple form. You should understand the basics of object-oriented programming in order to make use of packages and an error-recovery feature called exceptions. You may also find object-oriented programming a useful practice in your own code. We'll give you an introduction in this chapter, and present some advanced features in Chapter 14.

While many of the concepts and techniques presented in this chapter work in PHP 4, support is greatly enhanced in PHP 5. In this chapter we describe what you can and can't do in each version of PHP.



Web Database Application with PHP and MySQL
Web Database Applications with PHP & MySQL, 2nd Edition
ISBN: 0596005431
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 176

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