# com_load

(PHP 4)

com_load — Creates a new reference to a COM component [deprecated]

### Description

resource com_load ( string `$module_name` [, string `$ server_name` [, int `$ codepage` ]] )

Equivalent to using the new operator to create an instance of the COM class. You should do that instead of calling this function.

Example#1 Don't use com_load(), use OO syntax instead

`<?php
// do this
$obj = new COM($module);
// instead of this:
$obj = com_load($module);
?>`

> Note: This function does not exist in PHP 5; use the COM class instead.