When using PHP's OO mode to develop a system, it is usually customary to store the implementation of each class in a separate file. This will make it easy to reuse the class and will also be convenient for future maintenance. . This is also one of the basic ideas of OO design. Before PHP5, if you need to use a class, you only need to directly use include/require to include it.
The following is a practical example:
function __construct ($name, $age)
{
$this->name = $name;
$this->age = $age;
}
}
?>
/* no_autoload.php */
require_once ("Person.class.php");
$person = new Person("Altair", 6);
var_dump ($person);
?>
However, as the scale of the project continues to expand, using this method will bring some hidden problems: if a PHP file needs to use many other classes, then a lot of require/include statements will be needed, which may cause Missing or including unnecessary class files. If a large number of files require the use of other classes, it will be a nightmare to ensure that each file contains the correct class file.
PHP5 provides a solution to this problem, which is the autoload mechanism of classes. The autoload mechanism makes it possible for PHP programs to automatically include class files only when classes are used, instead of including all class files from the beginning. This mechanism is also called lazy loading.
The following is an example of using the autoload mechanism to load the Person class:
$person = new Person("Altair", 6);
var_dump ($person);
?>
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