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Thyrosis · 11-27-2012, 12:53 AM

I think PHP OO is the easiest way of setting up a larger project. If you're only using some PHP in a website, it's quicker to do it procedural style.

That being said, on a larger project OO is definitely worth the extra time-investment at the start, as it makes handling objects (whether it being a blog-post, shopping cart or whatever) so much easier once defined as an object. It also makes code more readable IMHO. I've just rewritten a procedural style function call in a page to an object, which changed my pages code from

PHP Code:


			
function($a, $list, $with, $thirteen, $POST, $variables, $all, $related, $to, $a, $blogpost);

to

PHP Code:


			
$item->load_details($POST);
$item->function();

I rarely use procedural style any more when OO gives me a clearer view on the matter. It's still a programmers choice though and I suppose you should go with what you're comfortable with.

11-27-2012, 12:53 AM	PM User \| #10
Thyrosis New Coder Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 72 Thanks: 4 Thanked 11 Times in 11 Posts	I think PHP OO is the easiest way of setting up a larger project. If you're only using some PHP in a website, it's quicker to do it procedural style. That being said, on a larger project OO is definitely worth the extra time-investment at the start, as it makes handling objects (whether it being a blog-post, shopping cart or whatever) so much easier once defined as an object. It also makes code more readable IMHO. I've just rewritten a procedural style function call in a page to an object, which changed my pages code from PHP Code: `function($a, $list, $with, $thirteen, $POST, $variables, $all, $related, $to, $a, $blogpost);` to PHP Code: `$item->load_details($POST); $item->function();` I rarely use procedural style any more when OO gives me a clearer view on the matter. It's still a programmers choice though and I suppose you should go with what you're comfortable with.