RE: [PHP] PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare class

Thanks Louis, Worked a treat! -----Original Message----- From: Louis Huppenbauer [mailto:louis.huppenbauer@gmail.com] Sent: 14 March 2011 15:10 To: Crowley, Brendan - Dell Team Subject: Re: [PHP] PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare class what about http://ch2.php.net/namespaces in php 5.3? 2011/3/14 <Brendan_Crowley@dellteam.com>: > Hi, I get the following error in my apache error log: > [14-Mar-2011 14:17:27] PHP Fatal error:  Cannot redeclare class I > created a simplified set of php files and classes to formulate this question. > I have 5 php files; 2 of which declare a class that has the same name in both. I know it would > be very easy to change one of the class names, but I'm restricted because I'm working with > legacy working code and an interface definition that cannot change either, here are the php files, > how can I resolve this?, any help appreciated. > Thanks, > Brendan. > > ## phpFileOne.php ## > <?php > include_once './phpFileTwo.php'; > include_once './phpFileFour.php'; > > $zIns = new Z(); > $result = a($zIns); > > // class Z is defined in phpFileFour.php function a(Z $dataX) { >      $dataZ; >      $dataY = b($dataZ); // b is defined in phpFileTwo.php >      return $dataY; > } > > echo '<p>result: '.$result.'</p>'; > ?> > > ## phpFileTwo.php ## > <?php > include_once './phpFileThree.php'; > function b($dataW) { >      $dataU; >      $dataV = new A($dataU); // class A is defined in phpFileThree.php >      return $dataV->c(); > } > ?> > > ## phpFileThree.php ## > <?php > include_once './phpFileFive.php'; > // class Z is defined in phpFileFive.php class A extends Z { >      function __construct($dataM) { > >      } > >      function c() { >            return 'cValue'; >      } > } > ?> > > ## phpFileFour.php ## > <?php > // class Z defined in interface definition - cannot change name class > Z { } ?> > > ## phpFileFive.php ## > <?php > // this class and class Z in phpFileFour.php have the same name! > // Legacy class Z - cannot change name class Z { } ?> > > > > > >