--TEST-- Redeclare inherited private property as private static. --FILE-- <?php class A { private $p = "A::p"; function showA() { echo $this->p . "\n"; } } class B extends A { private static $p = "B::p (static)"; static function showB() { echo self::$p . "\n"; } } $a = new A; $a->showA(); $b = new B; $b->showA(); B::showB(); ?> --EXPECTF-- A::p A::p B::p (static)