oop - Constructor Overloading in PHP -

problem approch

i have class overloaded constructors

code

<?php  /*   users abstract class  */ abstract class user  {      protected $user_email;     protected $user_username;     protected $user_password;     protected $registred_date;       //default constructor     function user()     {      }      //overloded constructor     function user($input_username,$input_email,$input_password)     {     __set($this->user_username,$input_username);     __set($this->user_email,$user_password);     __set($this->user_password,$input_password);     }  }   ?> 

problem details

above code provides error : error:fatal error: cannot redeclare user::user()

as other languages such c++ , java uses above approach overload constructors how in php oop ?

additional information

im using *php 5.3.2 in lamp * oop concepts should supported in version

php doesn't have overloading. has series of magic methods described overloading in manual (see: http://php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.overloading.php), it's not you're thinking of.

also, aside, correct way write constructor in php 5+ use __construct method:

public function __construct(/* args */) {     // constructor code }