Autoloading in PHP

Autoloading in PHP — a practical guide to PHP autoloading Composer with clear examples you can reuse in real projects.

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Short description

Autoloading removes endless `require` statements and is standard in modern PHP apps.

Composer PSR-4

{
  "autoload": {
    "psr-4": {
      "App": "src/"
    }
  }
}