Difference between :: operator and -> operator in PHP [closed]

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In Object oriented PHP we use :: operator and -> operator to access object in a class. What are the differeces between those two operator beside :: operator for static and -> operator for non static. And why there is distinction between those two operator, unlike another programming language which use just . (dot) operator for accessing class object?