How to implement flyweight pattern in php?

Question

This is its definition:

Use sharing to support large numbers of fine-grained objects efficiently.

But I can't figure out what it means exactly.

Can you elaborate with a tiny demo?

Answer 1

See http://sourcemaking.com/design_patterns/flyweight for a general description and http://sourcemaking.com/design_patterns/flyweight/php for a concrete example in PHP.