How can PHP namespaces be used to prevent conflicts between included files with similar class or function names?

When including files with similar class or function names in PHP, conflicts can arise if the same name is used in multiple files. To prevent these conflicts, PHP namespaces can be used to organize and encapsulate classes and functions within a specific namespace. This allows for unique identifiers to be created for each class or function, even if they have the same name. 

// File: file1.php
namespace MyNamespace;

class MyClass {
    public function myFunction() {
        echo "This is myFunction from MyClass in MyNamespace";
    }
}
```

```php
// File: file2.php
namespace MyNamespace;

class MyClass {
    public function myFunction() {
        echo "This is myFunction from MyClass in MyNamespace";
    }
}
```

```php
// File: index.php
include 'file1.php';
include 'file2.php';

$myClass1 = new MyNamespace\MyClass();
$myClass1->myFunction();

$myClass2 = new MyNamespace\MyClass();
$myClass2->myFunction();

Keywords

PHP namespaces conflicts included files class names function names

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