<?php class ParentClass { public function myFunctionA() { echo "parent function A call!<br>"; } } class ChildClass extends ParentClass { public function myFunctionB() { echo "<b>child function B calls parent function:</b> "; parent::myFunctionA(); } public function myFunctionA() { echo "child function A call!<br>"; } } $child = new ChildClass(); $child->myFunctionB(); echo "<hr>"; $child->myFunctionA();