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<?php

// Example 1
class Fruit {
  public $name;
  public $color;
  
  function __construct($name, $color) {
    $this->name = $name;
    $this->color = $color;
  }
  
  function getInfo() {
    echo "This fruit is a " . $this->name . " and it is " . $this->color . ".";
  }
}

class Apple extends Fruit {
  function getInfo() {
    echo "This fruit is an " . $this->name . " and it is " . $this->color . ".";
  }
}

$apple = new Apple("apple", "red");
$apple->getInfo();

// Output: This fruit is an apple and it is red.

// Example 2
class Car {
  public $model;
  public $year;
  
  function __construct($model, $year) {
    $this->model = $model;
    $this->year = $year;
  }
  
  function getInfo() {
    echo "This car is a " . $this->model . " and it was made in " . $this->year . ".";
  }
}

class Toyota extends Car {
  function __construct($year) {
    parent::__construct("Toyota", $year);
  }
}

$toyota = new Toyota(2021);
$toyota->getInfo();

// Output: This car is a Toyota and it was made in 2021.

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