Answer by Priyank Dadhich for When to use a Class vs. Function in PHP
Basically Both Do same work but by using classes you can manage your code in easier way, One more thing if we use class then we have to create object for calling functions define in it, while if we...
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Using classes is a good way for grouping your functions. The difference lies in the usage of the programming paradigm. Classes are necessary in O.O.P. but are not necessary in the Procedural paradigm....
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Functions are the meat of your application and classes are more like the plate. It's messy to eat meat without a plate. But if you don't have any meat, you don't have a meal. If you have 500 functions...
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I have a list of places you would use OOP-Style Classes in my answer to this question: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2035449/why-is-oop-hard-for-me/2035482#2035482 Basically, whenever you want to...
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A common thing to do since PHP5 was to create classes that act as libraries. This gives you the benefit of organizing your functionality and taking advantage of class features like __autoload(); For...
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Classes are used for representing data as objects. If you're representing something like a user's data, or an auction bid, creating a User object or AuctionBid object makes it easier to keep that data...
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The lightbulb has yet to go on for this... I'd really love an easy to understand explanation of the advantage to using a class in php over just using functions. Here's a simple example of the thought...
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