Bug #62359 [NEW]: __call not called for private __construct when creating a new instance

From: vogliadifarniente at gmail dot com Operating system: Linux (Debian) PHP version: 5.4.4 Package: Scripting Engine problem Bug Type: Bug Bug description:__call not called for private __construct when creating a new instance Description: ------------ I'm trying to override the creation of a class instance making __construct private and using the __call method (like the operatornew method of C++). Test script: --------------- http://pastebin.com/D0k20NiV Expected result: ---------------- No error and like other example print 32 then 45 then 32. Actual result: -------------- Fatal error: Call to private MyClass::__construct() from invalid context -- Edit bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=62359&edit=1 -- Try a snapshot (PHP 5.4): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62359&r=trysnapshot54 Try a snapshot (PHP 5.3): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62359&r=trysnapshot53 Try a snapshot (trunk): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62359&r=trysnapshottrunk Fixed in SVN: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62359&r=fixed Fixed in SVN and need be documented: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62359&r=needdocs Fixed in release: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62359&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62359&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62359&r=needscript Try newer version: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62359&r=oldversion Not developer issue: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62359&r=support Expected behavior: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62359&r=notwrong Not enough info: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62359&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62359&r=submittedtwice register_globals: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62359&r=globals PHP 4 support discontinued: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62359&r=php4 Daylight Savings: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62359&r=dst IIS Stability: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62359&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62359&r=gnused Floating point limitations: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62359&r=float No Zend Extensions: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62359&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=62359&r=mysqlcfg