I have created 5 folders containing 5 classes (Ad_Class, Blocked_Class, Friend_Class, Image_Class, Profile_Class) in the main directory. I also created the respective classes within the mentioned folders with the exact name as the folders. i.e. if folder name is Ad_Class then the class within the folder is also the same as the folder name as in "class Ad_Class.
In the index.php file I wrote the following code:
function Ad_Class($name)
{
include "Ad_Class/$name.php";
}
function Blocked_Class($name)
{
include "Blocked_Class/$name.php";
}
function Friend_Class($name)
{
include "Friend_Class/$name.php";
}
function Image_Class($name)
{
include "Image_Class/$name.php";
}
function Profile_Class($name)
{
include "Profile_Class/$name.php";
}
spl_autoload_register("Ad_Class");
spl_autoload_register("Blocked_Class");
spl_autoload_register("Friend_Class");
spl_autoload_register("Image_Class");
spl_autoload_register("Profile_Class");
$a = new Ad_Class;
$b = new Blocked_Class;
$c = new Blocked_Class;
$d = new Image_Class;
$e = new Profile_Class;
After executing the above code I get the below warnings:
Warning: include(Ad_Class/Blocked_Class.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in C:\Users\Robert\Documents\web development\xampp\htdocs\xampp\web_development\development.php on line 4
Warning: include(): Failed opening 'Ad_Class/Blocked_Class.php' for inclusion (include_path='.;C:\Users\Robert\Documents\web development\xampp\php\PEAR') in C:\Users\Robert\Documents\web development\xampp\htdocs\xampp\web_development\development.php on line 4
Warning: include(Ad_Class/Image_Class.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in C:\Users\Robert\Documents\web development\xampp\htdocs\xampp\web_development\development.php on line 4
Warning: include(): Failed opening 'Ad_Class/Image_Class.php' for inclusion (include_path='.;C:\Users\Robert\Documents\web development\xampp\php\PEAR') in C:\Users\Robert\Documents\web development\xampp\htdocs\xampp\web_development\development.php on line 4
Warning: include(Blocked_Class/Image_Class.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in C:\Users\Robert\Documents\web development\xampp\htdocs\xampp\web_development\development.php on line 8
Warning: include(): Failed opening 'Blocked_Class/Image_Class.php' for inclusion (include_path='.;C:\Users\Robert\Documents\web development\xampp\php\PEAR') in C:\Users\Robert\Documents\web development\xampp\htdocs\xampp\web_development\development.php on line 8
Warning: include(Friend_Class/Image_Class.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in C:\Users\Robert\Documents\web development\xampp\htdocs\xampp\web_development\development.php on line 12
Warning: include(): Failed opening 'Friend_Class/Image_Class.php' for inclusion (include_path='.;C:\Users\Robert\Documents\web development\xampp\php\PEAR') in C:\Users\Robert\Documents\web development\xampp\htdocs\xampp\web_development\development.php on line 12
Warning: include(Ad_Class/Profile_Class.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in C:\Users\Robert\Documents\web development\xampp\htdocs\xampp\web_development\development.php on line 4
Warning: include(): Failed opening 'Ad_Class/Profile_Class.php' for inclusion (include_path='.;C:\Users\Robert\Documents\web development\xampp\php\PEAR') in C:\Users\Robert\Documents\web development\xampp\htdocs\xampp\web_development\development.php on line 4
Warning: include(Blocked_Class/Profile_Class.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in C:\Users\Robert\Documents\web development\xampp\htdocs\xampp\web_development\development.php on line 8
Warning: include(): Failed opening 'Blocked_Class/Profile_Class.php' for inclusion (include_path='.;C:\Users\Robert\Documents\web development\xampp\php\PEAR') in C:\Users\Robert\Documents\web development\xampp\htdocs\xampp\web_development\development.php on line 8
Warning: include(Friend_Class/Profile_Class.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in C:\Users\Robert\Documents\web development\xampp\htdocs\xampp\web_development\development.php on line 12
Warning: include(): Failed opening 'Friend_Class/Profile_Class.php' for inclusion (include_path='.;C:\Users\Robert\Documents\web development\xampp\php\PEAR') in C:\Users\Robert\Documents\web development\xampp\htdocs\xampp\web_development\development.php on line 12
Warning: include(Image_Class/Profile_Class.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in C:\Users\Robert\Documents\web development\xampp\htdocs\xampp\web_development\development.php on line 16
Warning: include(): Failed opening 'Image_Class/Profile_Class.php' for inclusion (include_path='.;C:\Users\Robert\Documents\web development\xampp\php\PEAR') in C:\Users\Robert\Documents\web development\xampp\htdocs\xampp\web_development\development.php on line 16
Why is this happening? Can anyone explain?
Update: I found the following code to work. If you have any suggestions please feel free to share!
function ad_class($class)
{
if(!class_exists($class) && $class == "Ad_Class")
{
include "Ad_Class/$class" . ".php";
}
elseif(!class_exists($class))
{
return;
}
}
function blocked_class($class)
{
if(!class_exists($class) && $class == "Blocked_Class")
{
include "Blocked_Class/$class" . ".php";
}
elseif(!class_exists($class))
{
return;
}
}
function friend_class($class)
{
if(!class_exists($class) && $class == "Friend_Class")
{
include "Friend_Class/$class" . ".php";
}
elseif(!class_exists($class))
{
return;
}
}
function image_class($class)
{
if(!class_exists($class) && $class == "Image_Class")
{
include "Image_Class/$class" . ".php";
}
elseif(!class_exists($class))
{
return;
}
}
function profile_class($class)
{
if(!class_exists($class) && $class == "Profile_Class")
{
include "Profile_Class/$class" . ".php";
}
elseif(!class_exists($class))
{
return;
}
}
spl_autoload_register("ad_class");
spl_autoload_register("blocked_class");
spl_autoload_register("friend_class");
spl_autoload_register("image_class");
spl_autoload_register("profile_class");
$a = new Ad_Class;
$a->ad();
$b = new Blocked_Class;
$b->block();
$c = new Friend_Class;
$c->fr();
$d = new Image_Class;
$d->image();
It produces the following: Advertising Blocked Friend Image
which is nothing more than displaying the class name of the instantiated object to see if the code worked correclty in loading classes.