what is Object Cloning in php?

Question

Can someone explain me

• what is Object Cloning in php?

• When should i use clone keyword in php?

Answer 1

As explained in other answers, clone makes a shallow copy of the object.

If you need to make a deep copy (i.e. recursive copy), you can overload the __clone() methods.

You can also use this library: MyCLabs\DeepCopy, which is more simple and powerful than a simple clone.