static method (php4 vs. php5)

[neerav]

For code to pass E_STRICT in php5, a static method in an object needs the "static" keyword:

class something {
    static function something ($params) {
        // some code here 
    }
}

If the keyword is missing, an error is thrown. However, the same keyword in php4 throws an error ("unexpected T_STATIC...").

Is there a way to code this method so that it plays nicely in both php4 and php5 without having two sets of code?

[NogDog]

I don't know of a way around it, other that work-arounds, such as either setting the error_reporting level to something less than E_STRICT, or some sort of conditional processing based on the value of phpversion().