This document provides an overview of object-oriented programming concepts in PHP, including classes, objects, inheritance, and the PHP Data Object (PDO) extension. Key points covered include:
- Classes define objects with associated methods and variables, while objects are instances of classes.
- Inheritance allows child classes to inherit properties from parent classes and add their own.
- PDO provides a uniform interface for database access across different database systems. It allows for prepared statements, transactions, and portability of code. Benchmarking shows PDO offers significant performance improvements over alternative databases extensions.