Five common PHP design patterns that aren’t used enough

“This article explains five widely used design patterns in PHP with sample code to demonstrate each pattern. Intermediate level.”

I can’t say how many PHP programmers that could benefit from using these “design patterns.” So many times PHP, and PHP coders, make me feel like we’re just writing hacks all day. A solid understanding of these patterns and when to use the can make large projects better and more sound. It is so easy to write a complex website. It is a total pain trying to maintain it. These patterns are all about maintaining code, not just writing it.

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