Re: Class Problems

On Tue, 2009-08-11 at 10:40 -0500, larry@garfieldtech.com wrote: > The "private" keyword was added in PHP 5. PHP 4 doesn't have visibility > identifiers. In PHP 4 you have to use "var", which is then always public. > > Or you could just use PHP 5 instead of a dead language. :-) > > Ashley Sheridan wrote: > > Hey all, > > > > Is there any reason why this shouldn't work correctly on a server > > running PHP 4.4.7: > > > > <?php > > class testClass > > { > > private $foo = 'bar'; > > } > > > > print 'wtf'; > > ?> > > > > I would at the very least expect to see the 'wtf' printed out. I've got > > a whole class I've written that works fine in PHP 5, but on PHP 4 > > server, it does nothing with even this simple example. > > > > Any ideas? > > > > Thanks, > > Ash > > http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk > > > > > Ah, I was looking up in the documentation, but seem to have missed that. Just changed the code, and it's working again! The public/private thing will only really be an issue if someone other than me is using this script, which is unlikely just at the moment, but ah well! And I really would use a PHP 5 server given the choice. I've tried speaking to the hosting company a few times, but they brush me off! Thanks, Ash http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk