Does php have modifiers like those in java?

Question

I mean:
•public
•private and
•protected

Answer 1

php uses local and global variables

Answer 2

Absolutely , PHP has keywords as Access Control Modifiers ,

public – accessible from anywhere, even from outside the scope of the class.

private – accessible within the class itself.

protected – same as private, except by allowing subclasses to access protected superclass members.

Answer 3

sadly no

Answer 4

That means that php is a simplified programming language. Wow.