[PHP] Include files and Initialize all classes in just a few lines!

[Hexadecimal]

First release here in Coders' Paradise, but this was a pretty cool thing I just made, and I really didn't think it would work, but it actually did.

This will allow you to place multiple files inside an array, and class names inside another array. Using foreach, it'll grab all the files, include them, then initialize all classes needed to be initialized in the array.

Code:

<?php
    $IncludeFiles = array("class.mysql.php", "class.user.php");
    foreach($IncludeFiles AS $File)
        require_once($File);
        
    $InitClass = array("SQL", "User");
    foreach($InitClass AS $Class)
        ${$Class} = new $Class();
    
    echo $User->say("Hi <br/>");
    echo $SQL->Count("select * from mysql.user");
?>

Proof of Concept:
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Enjoy

-BGxApixen

[MentaL]

[AngraMainyu]

How many singletons are you using that it becomes necessary to instantiate an entire array of them?

[Hexadecimal]

How many singletons are you using that it becomes necessary to instantiate an entire array of them?

Not many. I just thought it was a nice thing to code up. I'm making about 4 classes. Instead of making $Var = new Foo(); every time, just gonna make an array, and allow it to initialize itself. It's a pretty easy concept, is it not? Easy to edit.

[AngraMainyu]

Not many. I just thought it was a nice thing to code up. I'm making about 4 classes. Instead of making $Var = new Foo(); every time, just gonna make an array, and allow it to initialize itself. It's a pretty easy concept, is it not? Easy to edit.

Is there something wrong with static classes?

[Hexadecimal]

Is there something wrong with static classes?

There's no reason to use Static classes all the time. From what I think, using static classes all the time could be a bad idea.

[AngraMainyu]

There's no reason to use Static classes all the time. From what I think, using static classes all the time could be a bad idea.

What do you gain from using singletons instead?

[Hexadecimal]

What do you gain from using singletons instead?

It's cleaner. And to me, the best thing to use. I haven't seen, ever, one website that uses all static callings for the whole OOP process.

[holthelper]

pointless but on the right track. load only the file need to work properly.

EDIT:
i use this for the time being:

function getClass($className) {
    $include = "./Module/Module.{$className}.php";
    if(file_exists($include))
        require_once($include);
    return new $className(self::$instance);
} 

thread jacked xD

[s-p-n]

You can just use autoload and you don't have to require the file to each class.. You really don't need getClass() for that.

function __autoload( $class )
{
    require_once( './classes/' . $class . '.php' );
} 

If you don't need to instantiate classes with magic methods or use 'extend', you can pretty much use static.. (some exceptions, but.. not much) Just because people on the web codes OO poorly doesn't mean you should. Static classes are around for a reason.

[AngraMainyu]

Just because people on the web codes OO poorly doesn't mean you should. Static classes are around for a reason.

Thank you.

In virtually all cases, eager loading will be significantly slower than pairing __autoload with APC's lazy loading anyway.