# Classes in PHP

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/classes-in-php/199622>\
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**Created:** [September 4, 2006, 6:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/classes-in-php/199622 "2006-09-04T18:18:08Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 4, 2006, 6:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/classes-in-php/199622/1 "2006-09-04T18:18:08Z")

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What is the point in them?  
People say it’s so you can use them on more than one page; why not just put the functions into a file and include the file?  
I’d rather not substitute:

```auto
include("fetching.php");
function();

```

For:

```auto
include("fetching.php");
$fetching = whatever-it-is;
$fetching->function();

```

Or even:

```auto
function Blahde() {
global $fetching;
$fetching->function();
[...]

```

Argh.  
Can anyone enlighten me?

Edit: And why have the code tags got that extra space under them?