I am a fairly experienced C++ programmer who is just starting to learn PHP.
Since I am a fan of OOP, I would like to ask if there are any books, tutorials or articles which
cover the subject of Object Orientation using PHP
Thanks in advance
George Sgouros
Yes, there are many books, tutorials and articles dealing with OOP using PHP.
Hmm, maybe I wasn't clear enough. I admit it.
What I meant was to ask for some suggestions on books, articles etc which address the use of the OOP paradigm using PHP.
Thanks again!
George
My resource of choice is the web, you could check the manual and some basic tutorials and articles here, at phpbuilder. Visit this list for a start: http://www.phpbuilder.com/columns/index.php3?cat=6&subcat=38
Just keep in mind there's some work going on the OOP support for the next version of php. Take a look here http://www.php.net/zend-engine-2.php so yo can start getting in touch.
If I were you, i'd wait for PHP 5 as PHP is more geared for Object Orientated PHP.
Not many PHP developers use Object Orientated PHP, if i'm not wrong, however, more and more people will use it in PHP 5 as PHP 5 will be better for OOP, and if your busy learning OOP in 4, 5 will end up confusing you.
Ta
If 5 confuses those of us who use oo programming in php then I would say the designers of the upgrade failed their job.
An upgrade to a language should not make such sweeping changes that experienced programmers must relearn vast amounts of material.
Originally posted by drawmack
If 5 confuses those of us who use oo programming in php then I would say the designers of the upgrade failed their job.
An upgrade to a language should not make such sweeping changes that experienced programmers must relearn vast amounts of material.
But if you're still learning about OO programming, then it would be better to learn PHP5's implementation than PHP4's.
An upgrade to a language should not make such sweeping changes that experienced programmers must relearn vast amounts of material.
If my above quote didn't work, ahh well 
developers that are comfortable with 4 are fine with the move. 5 basically moves more into OOP where 4 has the features, just more difficult.
All I am saying is that learning PHP 4 OOP is not the easiest (for me anyway). 5 is easier with built in functionality like passing the object between functions. In 4 you had to pass the entire object, where in 5, its automatically remembered.
If you really want to view a list of changes, check www.php.net
Ta.
