PHP magic methods
Magic methods are special methods which override PHP's default's action when certain actions are performed on an object.
A few important methods are:
__sleep()
: This method is called on an object before serialization. It can be used to clean up resources, such as database connections.__wakeup()
: This method is invoked upon deserialization. It can re-establish any connections that object might need to operate properly.__serialize()
and__unserialize()
: These methods enable customization of the data returned after the serialization and deserialization processes respectively.
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