Simple OOP Question

[random1]

I have an object called "page" and can include the file and use the code:

 

$page = new page("home");

echo "The page's name is: " . $page->get_name();

 

to read the value after setting it.

 

But on another page called 'services' I try:

 

echo "The page's name is: " . $page->get_name();

 

and it's blank. How I get the object data to be persistent after page changes?

[redbullmarky]

PHP is not persistent. If you wish to store items across pages, then sessions will help you out.

[Salim]

Or if you want the values to be persistent and the same for all users, you would need a database or a file, where you have to load the information on each request.

[Anthop]

You could also serialize the page object and store the object itself into a database and unserialize when you want to use it on another page.

[aschk]

Think about it this way: HTTP is a stateless protocol. i.e. it has no knowledge that the previous request it dealt was from the same person. Thus for each page load you need to initialise any/all your objects, databases, functions again.

So why not just create a new instance of the page object on your services page? Seems they should be different anyway.

Perhaps what you've named it is not quite the right description. A "page" will be different each time you load it (providing you're selecting a new page and not the same one). I would endeavour to say your page probably doesn't need to be persistent...