Using a function in PHP with the same name as the nesting class was historically used to declare a class constructor. However, as of PHP 8.0.0,
this declaration is discouraged and will provoke an E_DEPRECATED error, albeit it functions as a constructor.
Instead, users should explicitly define the constructor by declaring a __construct(...) function. However, if both styles are present
in the same class, PHP will treat the __construct function as the class constructor, which can cause unintended behavior.
Adhering to this convention improves readability and maintainability by ensuring that the constructor declaration is named uniformly throughout the
codebase.
Noncompliant code example
class Foo {
function Foo() {...}
}
Compliant solution
class Foo {
function __construct() {...}
}
