--TEST-- Bug #32660 (Assignment by reference causes crash when field access is overloaded (__get)) --FILE-- q = 3;//array(); } function __get($name) { return $this->q; } } $a = new A; $b = "short"; $c =& $a->whatever; $c = "long"; print_r($a); $a->whatever =& $b; $b = "much longer"; print_r($a); ?> --EXPECTF-- Notice: Indirect modification of overloaded property A::$whatever has no effect in %sbug32660.php on line 20 A Object ( [q] => 3 ) Notice: Indirect modification of overloaded property A::$whatever has no effect in %sbug32660.php on line 23 Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Cannot assign by reference to overloaded object in %sbug32660.php:23 Stack trace: #0 {main} thrown in %sbug32660.php on line 23