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PHP doesn't have closure like JavaScript. JS accomplished language for evented approach. Because JS have got closure, cascaded scope and prototype chaing.

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PHP has had closures for 3 years.

yes it's true. but didn't have closure like js. did you try to make nested closures in php?

Yes, I've done it. Very handy for dealing with trees.

have you looked at this ? http://php.net/manual/en/functions.anonymous.php

yes i know this. but didn't strong like js. because php have got different scopping approach

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