Starting with PHP5 almost any PHP installation contained SPL (Standard PHP Library) extension – with few exceptions, when hosters intentionally disabled it. With PHP 5.3 out, this extension is considered to be within PHP core, and as such it’s not possible to disable it anymore. This in fact is a good thing, as SPL really deserves to be the core component.
In an attempt to shed some light on and to draw attention to SPL, I plan to post several articles discussing various parts of this extension. I will start with SPL Interfaces so that you can grasp immediately the usefulness of the SPL.
Comprehending SPL interfaces presupposes that you know standard interfaces that come build-in with PHP5. So, I wrote preliminary article discussing them – I consider it to be a prerequisite for good understanding of the current material.
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