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

$GLOBALS['Foo::$my_static'] = 'foo'; /* class static property */
class Foo
{
   function staticValue() {
       return $GLOBALS['Foo::$my_static'];
   }
}

class Bar extends Foo
{
   function staticValue2() {
       return $GLOBALS['Foo::$my_static'];
   }

   function staticMethod() /* static */ {
       return $GLOBALS['Foo::$my_static'];
   }

}


echo $GLOBALS['Foo::$my_static'];
echo Bar::staticMethod();