adding parameters to overridden method E_STRICT observation

Question

It appears (PHP 5.3) that if you are overriding a class method, it is okay to you can add additional parameters, as long as they have default values.

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Answer 1

This is not a bug and is acceptable PHP programming practise.

Please note that multiple overrides can cause programmer headaches though and should be avoided where possible.

Alternatively I usually either have a single extended class to override per class or just overload a class method within the actual class itself.