#34626 [Opn->Csd]: Can't extend PDO because __construct is final.

ID: 34626 Updated by: derick@php.net Reported By: stewey at ambitious dot ca -Status: Open +Status: Closed Bug Type: PDO related Operating System: Mac OS X 10.4.2 PHP Version: 5.1.0RC1 New Comment: This bug has been fixed in CVS. Snapshots of the sources are packaged every three hours; this change will be in the next snapshot. You can grab the snapshot at http://snaps.php.net/. Thank you for the report, and for helping us make PHP better. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-09-24 07:08:33] stewey at ambitious dot ca Description: ------------ Unable to extend the PDO class because __construct is final. Reproduce code: --------------- class MyPDO extends PDO { function __construct($dsn, $user, $pass) { parent::__construct($dsn, $user, $pass); } } $PDO = new MyPDO($dsn, $user, $pass); Expected result: ---------------- I would expect to be able to extend PDO. I realize that this is intended behavior to avoid a SEGV, but I think that there are legitimate reasons why people would want to extend PDO. Is it possible to address this a different way? Actual result: -------------- Fatal error: Cannot override final method PDO::__construct() in myfile on line myline ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=34626&edit=1