Understanding the PHP Object Model

Initially designed for "simple" Web programming, PHP has developed to a general-purpose object-oriented language making strong inroads into large-scale, business-critical Web systems. As of version 5 the PHP language features an object model that is similar to the ones of Java and C# and integrates ideas from other programming languages.

This talk will give an overview of PHP's object model, covering both basic OOP concepts such as interfaces, classes, and objects as well as PHP's "magic" interceptor methods.