How can beginners differentiate between static and non-static methods in PHP?

Beginners can differentiate between static and non-static methods in PHP by understanding that static methods are called on the class itself, while non-static methods are called on an instance of the class. To define a static method, the keyword "static" is used before the function definition, while non-static methods do not have this keyword. Beginners can also look for the double colon "::" syntax, which is used to call static methods.

class MyClass {
    public static function staticMethod() {
        // Static method code here
    }

    public function nonStaticMethod() {
        // Non-static method code here
    }
}

// Calling static method
MyClass::staticMethod();

// Creating an instance of the class to call non-static method
$obj = new MyClass();
$obj->nonStaticMethod();