title: PHP 5.2 Equivalent to Late Static Binding (new static)?
body: <p>I am trying to make a script that is built for php 5.3 work on a php 5.2 server. The script uses a lot of late static binding like:</p>
  
  <pre><code>return new static($options);
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>What is the equivalent to this in php 5.2? would it be new self somehow? Or is it not possible to achieve the same effect...</p>
  
  <p>Thanks</p>
  
  <p><strong>EDIT:</strong></p>
  
  <p>Here is a related question <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5197300/new-self-vs-new-static">New self vs. new static</a></p>
  
  <p>Juts trying to wrap my head around this late static binding stuff...</p>