OOP in web development

[Hevymetal]

Hi

I know the basics of object oriented programming but i don't know how and where to use OOP in web development - lets say in PHP language.

Can someone describe me a simple class diagram of a web project - its variables, methods and the description of this object itself.

thnx

[mattglet]

You might have some better luck in the PHP Forum [webmasterworld.com].

[Easy_Coder]

An example... and I'm not sure if php supports objects would be:

A Customer Object that is capable of managing all functions relating to a customer. Here's brief listing of items you'd want to consider for a customer object:

- Save Method
- Update Method
- Delete Method

- ShopperID Property
- CustomerID Property
- FirstName Property
- LastName Property
- Address Property
- City Property
- State Property
- Zip Property

[Hevymetal]

Thank you - i'll go try that other forum too then.

[danieljean]

One of the main design patterns in OOP for the web is the MVC pattern. Struts is one I'm familiar with in Java, but a search for "PHP MVC framework" yields a few results.

There are a few patterns that are incredibly useful in more complex web development projects, and I can't for the life of me understand why/how someone would use procedural code for the same tasks. MVC however is the best place to start.

Have fun! :)