factory_pattern.php

<?php
class Automobile
{
    private $vehicleMake;
    private $vehicleModel;

    public function __construct($make, $model)
    {
        $this->vehicleMake = $make;
        $this->vehicleModel = $model;
    }

    public function getMakeAndModel()
    {
        return $this->vehicleMake . ' ' . $this->vehicleModel;
    }
}

class AutomobileFactory
{
    public static function create($make, $model)
    {
        return new Automobile($make, $model);
    }
}

// have the factory create the Automobile object
$veyron = AutomobileFactory::create('Bugatti', 'Veyron');

print_r($veyron->getMakeAndModel()); // outputs "Bugatti Veyron"

Singleton.php

<?php

interface OutputInterface
{
    public function load();
}

class SerializedArrayOutput implements OutputInterface
{
    public function load()
    {
        return serialize($arrayOfData);
    }
}

class JsonStringOutput implements OutputInterface
{
    public function load()
    {
        return json_encode($arrayOfData);
    }
}

class ArrayOutput implements OutputInterface
{
    public function load()
    {
        return $arrayOfData;
    }
}

?>


<!-- now modify -->

<?php
class SomeClient
{
    private $output;

    public function setOutput(OutputInterface $outputType)
    {
        $this->output = $outputType;
    }

    public function loadOutput()
    {
        return $this->output->load();
    }
}

?>

<!-- now call it -->

<?php
$client = new SomeClient();

// Want an array?
$client->setOutput(new ArrayOutput());
$data = $client->loadOutput();

// Want some JSON?
$client->setOutput(new JsonStringOutput());
$data = $client->loadOutput();
?>