php classes

[ltbaggz]

quick question, is there anything special that needs to be set in order for classes to be enabled in php?  i know this is a stupid question but whenever i try to implement the simplest class in one of my scripts it returns a blank screen.  a special place to include the file maybe?  I am running PHP Version 4.3.9 which is what was with my linux distribution.  i guess i should try to upgrade this.  let me know if you guys have any other ideas.  if the update is the problem, is there a simple way to update the current php installation? i am running redhat enterprise edition.

thanks
drew

[trq]

No, there is nothing special that needs to be enabled. Also, php4 is perfectly capable of using classes, just a little different to php5.

Does this produce any output?
[code]
<?php
  class foo {
    function bar() {
      echo "this is bar";
    }
  }
  $f = new foo();
  $f->bar();
?>
[/code]

[ltbaggz]

yes that worked, it seems the problem is in my declaration of variables.  i am trying to declare a private variable and it seems to choke on that.

just a simple
[code]private $name;[/code]
inserted at the top of the class produces no output.

[trq]

The property visability features are not avaiable in php4.

[ltbaggz]

ok well that explains it.  like i posted before i have the php installed thatcame with my redhat bundle.  do you know if there is a easy way to update to php 5?  i would like to be able to use these features.

[trq]

Im not sure what package management system redhat uses, havent used it in a long time (Im a Gentoo Linux user), but php is easily enough compiled from source.

There are some pretty usefull install instructions in the [url=http://php.net/install]manual[/url], otherwise I might suggest posting your question in a redhat forum.