Implementing a Singleton using Traits

public class Singleton {
    private $instance;

    private function __construct() { };

    public function getInstance() {
        if (!self::$instance) {
            // new self() is 'basically' equivalent to new Singleton()
            self::$instance = new self();
        }

        return self::$instance;
    }

    // Prevent cloning of the instance
    protected function __clone() { }

    // Prevent serialization of the instance
    protected function __sleep() { }

    // Prevent deserialization of the instance
    protected function __wakeup() { }
}

trait SingletonTrait {
    private $instance;

    protected function __construct() { };

    public function getInstance() {
        if (!self::$instance) {
            // new self() will refer to the class that uses the trait
            self::$instance = new self();
        }

        return self::$instance;
    }

    protected function __clone() { }
    protected function __sleep() { }
    protected function __wakeup() { }
}

class MyClass {
    use SingletonTrait;
}

// Error! Constructor is not publicly accessible
$myClass = new MyClass();

$myClass = MyClass::getInstance();

// All calls below will fail due to method visibility
$myClassCopy = clone $myClass; // Error!
$serializedMyClass = serialize($myClass); // Error!
$myClass = deserialize($serializedMyclass); // Error!