P
- parent class
See base class.
- PHP Data Object (PDO)
A group of classes that provides a data-access abstraction layer, included by default with PHP version 5.1 and higher; drivers are available for databases commonly used with PHP
- PHP Extension and Application Repository (PEAR)
A library of open-source code, organized into packages that are easily installed using the PEAR installer
- polymorphism
Properly speaking, the ability to copy a child object into a variable of the parent type and still invoke the methods of the child against that parent object; used somewhat loosely when applied to PHP
- private
A keyword used to modify the methods or data members of a class; private elements can only be accessed from within the class or indirectly ...
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