[PHP] getting name of class from a parent

[Rory Browne]

Hi

I need a way to create an instance of a class, from a parent of that class.

Lets say I have the following code:

<?php

class base_class{
   static function get_instance(){
        // code I need goes here
    }
}

class utility_class {
}

$instance = utility_class::get_instance()

?>

You may be wondering why I don't just " $instance = new utility_class 
" - the reason is that I want to only create one of these instances. I
don't want any more than one instance of utility_class at any one
time.

I can't use get_class($this) either, because, there is no $this when
I'm accessing the method staticly.

Any suggestions?

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