How do I check in PHP that I'm in a static context (or not)?

Question

Is there any way I can check if a method is being called statically or on an instantiated object?

Answer 1

Create a static variable and change it in the constructor.

private static $isInstance = false;

public function __construct()
{
    self::$isInstance = true;
}

Now you can check it

public function myMethod()
{
    if (self::$isInstance) {
        // do things
    }
}