PHP: What if I call a static method in non-static way

Question

I\'m not pro in Object Oriented Programming and I got a silly question:

class test {
    public static function doSomething($arg) {
        $foo = \'I ate yo         


        

Answer 1

It makes no difference if your method don't use $this and don't access to static properties.

Static properties cannot be accessed through the object using the arrow operator ->.

$this is not available inside the method declared as static.

But, you should always use :: to call a static method, even through php let you call it on an instance.