Constructors in OOP

Constructors in OOP — a practical guide to PHP constructor with clear examples you can reuse in real projects.

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Short description

Constructors set required state. In modern PHP, constructor property promotion keeps code short.

Constructor promotion

class User {
    public function __construct(
        public string $name,
        public string $email,
    ) {}
}

$u = new User('Ravi', 'ravi@example.com');