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+--TEST--
+Confirm difference between assigning new directly and by reference.
+--INI--
+error_reporting=E_ALL | E_DEPRECATED
+--FILE--
+<?php
+  echo "Compile-time strict error message should precede this.\n";
+  
+  class Inc
+  {
+      private static $counter = 0;
+      function __construct()
+      {
+          $this->id = ++Inc::$counter;
+      }
+  }
+  
+  $f = new Inc();
+  $k =& $f;
+  echo "\$f initially points to the first object:\n";
+  var_dump($f);
+  
+  echo "Assigning new object directly to \$k affects \$f:\n";
+  $k = new Inc();
+  var_dump($f);
+  
+  echo "Assigning new object by ref to \$k removes it from \$f's reference set, so \$f is unchanged:\n";
+  $k =& new Inc();
+  var_dump($f);
+?>
+--EXPECTF--
+Deprecated: Assigning the return value of new by reference is deprecated in %s on line 23
+Compile-time strict error message should precede this.
+$f initially points to the first object:
+object(Inc)#%d (1) {
+  ["id"]=>
+  int(1)
+}
+Assigning new object directly to $k affects $f:
+object(Inc)#%d (1) {
+  ["id"]=>
+  int(2)
+}
+Assigning new object by ref to $k removes it from $f's reference set, so $f is unchanged:
+object(Inc)#%d (1) {
+  ["id"]=>
+  int(2)
+}