PHP 5 → 4 converter

Pass object as references (using special trick)
Generate "require_once('php4compat.php4')" if needed

Source PHP 5 script:

Converted PHP 4 script: (download as file)

<?php

class AbstractClass /* abstract  */
{
   // Force Extending class to define this method
   function getValue() /* abstract protected */
   {
       trigger_error('Abstract method AbstractClass::getValue() must be reimplemented', E_USER_ERROR);
   }

   function prefixValue($prefix) /* abstract protected */
   {
       trigger_error('Abstract method AbstractClass::prefixValue() must be reimplemented', E_USER_ERROR);
   }


   // Common method
   function printOut() {
       print $this->getValue() . "\n";
   }
}

?>