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Asked: 2026-05-12T09:06:10+00:00

So I am a little confused on the object oriented part of PHP. Right

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So I am a little confused on the object oriented part of PHP. Right away I will apologize for the fact I know very little about PHP and databases.

My question is when you are making, say, a database to hold users in it, why would you want to make a class/object for that user when you can just pull info from the database?

Also, if you were to make a object/class where is the data for the objects stored? For example, if I have a class with a username and email, and I make that object, were does it get stored?

Thanks for taking your time to help a learning noob!

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  1. Editorial Team

    My question is when your making per
    say a database to hold users in it,
    why would you want to make a
    class/object for that user when you
    can just pull info from the database.

    You make objects to abstract away specific functionality. What happens if you move to, say, Microsoft SQL Server (hypothetically speaking)? Rather than update your entire site, you just edit the implementation of the object.

    Also if you were to make a
    object/class where is the data for the
    objects stored? Like a class with a
    username and email, and I make that
    object, were does it get stored.

    The same place as any other variable.

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