--TEST-- Bug #44141 (private parent constructor callable through static function) --FILE-- x = $x; } } class Y extends X { static public function cheat($x) { return new Y($x); } } $y = Y::cheat(5); echo $y->x, PHP_EOL; ?> --EXPECTF-- Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to private X::__construct() from scope Y in %s:%d Stack trace: #0 %s(%d): Y::cheat(5) #1 {main} thrown in %sbug44141.php on line 15