[SOLVED] OO PHP problem

[akiznin]

I am trying to get the hang of OO PHP, so I tried to create a simple script but it does not work, it won't echo.

 

<?php

class Framework {

	// MySQL Configuration
	private $database['hostname'] = 'localhost';
	private $database['username'] = 'root';
	private $database['password'] = '';
	private $database['database'] = 'php';
	private $database['connected'] = FALSE;

	// MySQL Connect
	public function hfm_connect() {

	$connect = mysql_connect($database['hostname'], $database['username'], $database['password']);

	if ($connect) {
		return 'Connected!';
	} else {
		return 'Unable to connect!';
	}

	}

}

$test = new Framework();
echo $test->hfm_connect();

?>

[play_]

The script gives me this error:

 

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_VARIABLE, expecting T_FUNCTION

 

on line 6

[fooDigi]

you should declare the array first, then in a constructor member function, set each element...

and reference the variables or arrays with the prefix $this->

      // MySQL Configuration
  private $database = array();
      
  public function __construct() {
	  $this->database['hostname'] = 'localhost';
	  $this->database['username'] = 'root';
	  $this->database['password'] = '';
	  $this->database['database'] = 'php';
	  $this->database['connected'] = FALSE;
  }

 

the constructor will run as soon as the class is instantiated with "new Framework", and needs to be named the same as the class or "__construct"

[fooDigi]

sorry, sorry... should be __construct not __constructor

[akiznin]

thanks OO is a little weird but i love how it works, not only if i could get it to work I making my own mini framework