Last modified: 16 May 2022

Checks that the methods don't override visibility.

Overriding a protected method with a public method in a child class makes this method accessible from everywhere. This violates the encapsulation principle and is considered bad practice.

See Method Visibility (php.net) for details.

Suppress an inspection in the editor

1. Place the caret at the highlighted line and press AltEnter or click .

2. Click the arrow next to the inspection you want to suppress and select the necessary suppress action.