Adding namespace to phpass (or any class)

Question

I am using http://www.openwall.com/phpass/ for hashing. I wish to add namespace to it, and added the single line as shown below.

<?php
namespace myNameSpace;  //I added this one line
class PasswordHash {
  //...
}
?>

I then create my object, however, when I apply the HashPassword method, the results are totally different.

require 'PasswordHash.php';
//$t_hasher = new PasswordHash(8, FALSE); //Original line
$t_hasher = new myNameSpace\PasswordHash(8, FALSE);

$correct = 'test12345';
$hash = $t_hasher->HashPassword($correct);

The only changes were the two lines where I added the namespace to the class and were I initiated the object.

What could cause the differences and how can identify and fix them?

please post what your output IS, and what you EXPECT it to be. From your question I can't guess "what the differences are"... since all you provide us with it "the results are totally different"... — Tularis, Feb 23 '14 at 13:48
@Tularis. I can and will post the differences. Why would there be any differences? What could cause differences based on namespace? — user1032531, Feb 23 '14 at 13:50
well, the fact that you suddenly assign your class to a different namespace may lead to problems where a class references a function which used to be iniside _no_ namespace, and is now suddenly in one. This would in turn cause it to function differently. — Tularis, Feb 23 '14 at 13:53
@Tularis It didn't reference any other functions. I ended up stumbling upon the problem. Something to keep an eye out for. Thank you for your help. — user1032531, Feb 23 '14 at 13:56

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 23 '14 at 13:53

Per the documentation http://us2.php.net/__destruct

As of PHP 5.3.3, methods with the same name as the last element of a namespaced class name will no longer be treated as constructor. This change doesn't affect non-namespaced classes.

phpass uses a constructor with the same name as the last element of a namespaced class. Change the name to __construct.

Adding namespace to phpass (or any class)

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