Hello,
I'm trying to learn to use PHP with an object oriented scheme. I think I understand the concept but I need real example, a forum exactly (the closest to what I want to do).
I know PhpBB but it's maybe too complicated to fully understand it so I'm looking for something simpler but still in object oriented.
Do you know any ?
Thank you
To learn such things, there's nothing better suited as a real project. I'd suggest you look at an object oriented framework (Yii maybe) and try to write your own small forum (that requires much more than only objects but database access and user management and... - most of that comes built in the framework).
Vanilla http://vanillaforums.org/, has a really nice api, especially V2, currently in development. Uses MVC. It is also the lightest forum I know.
With that said, you might want to read a book on this subject as well this thread (http://stackoverflow.com/questions/90924/what-is-the-best-php-programming-book) has some nice lists.
The thing that really made OOP click for me was working with data access. Write an abstract data access class (DAO) that encapsulates your most common read/write methods (select, selectByID, selectWhere etc). You'll find it useful and easy to expand on, and a good starting point for any data dependent code (like a forum)