// Limitation of Self:: in PHP 5.2 // before Late Static Binding PHP 5.3 class A { public static function who() { echo __CLASS__; } public static function test() { self::who(); } } class B extends A { public static function who() { echo __CLASS__; } } B::test(); // This will output: A
// Late Static Binding in PHP 5.3 class A { public static function who() { echo __CLASS__; } public static function test() { static::who(); // Late Static Bindings } } class B extends A { public static function who() { echo __CLASS__; } } B::test(); // This will output: B