__autoload¶

__autoload() was the name of the userland function, used to load classes when they were not found yet in the current execution environment.

This function was later replaced with spl_autoload_register(), which allows the composition of multiple autoloading methods.

<?php

function __autoload($name) {
    if (file_exists(classes/$name.php)) {
        include classes/$name.php;
    }
}

?>

Added in PHP 5.0