Object Oriented Programming (OOP) in PHP - Build An OOP Site

Explore the basics of object oriented programming in PHP by defining a class (Badie) and creating an object instance (Gannon), then inspecting it with var_dump.

Learn how properties function as class variables in PHP OOP, define a public property like evilness, and access it from outside the class using the -> operator.

Learn how to define and use methods inside a PHP class, including public functions, returning values, and using this to modify an object's properties like evilness.

Define a body class in PHP with a public evilness property and methods to set its value; instantiate two bodies and update their evilness from 10 to 15 and 20.

Override a method in a subclass while preserving the parent behavior by using the scope resolution operator to call the parent destruct function, then trigger the level ending.

Discover why object oriented programming in PHP helps organize large web apps, upgrade features, and fix bugs, and build a reusable site and page class template.

Define header and footer files in the site class and provide public methods to assign them, then create header.php and footer.php to be included on every page.

Learn to render a PHP object‑oriented page by creating a display method that outputs header, photo, and footer using include statements, preparing content for the page.