echo __METHOD__ . "(begin)\n"; parent::__construct(); parent::test(); $this->test(); $this->member = 'derived::member'; echo __METHOD__ . "(end)\n"; } function test() { parent::test(); echo __METHOD__ . "\n"; print_r($this); } } $t = new derived(); $t->test(); unset($t); echo "Done\n"; ?> --EXPECTF-- derived::__construct(begin) base::__construct(begin) base::test derived Object ( [member] => derived::member (default) [member:base:private] => base::member ) derived::test derived Object (