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Asked: May 30, 20262026-05-30T19:51:20+00:00 2026-05-30T19:51:20+00:00

With the new static keyword in PHP 5, is there any reason to use

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With the new static keyword in PHP 5, is there any reason to use self keyword? I don’t see any use-cases for it anymore

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    2026-05-30T19:51:21+00:00Added an answer on May 30, 2026 at 7:51 pm

    self and static mean two different things. See the documentation on late static binding. The first two examples demonstrate the difference.

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