Bug #65831 [Opn->Nab]: Referenced variables override value of a reference-variable to an object

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=65831&edit=1 ID: 65831 Updated by: nikic@php.net Reported by: mz dot evgeny at gmail dot com Summary: Referenced variables override value of a reference-variable to an object -Status: Open +Status: Not a bug Type: Bug Package: Variables related Operating System: Any PHP Version: 5.5.5RC1 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Sorry, but your problem does not imply a bug in PHP itself. For a list of more appropriate places to ask for help using PHP, please visit http://www.php.net/support.php as this bug system is not the appropriate forum for asking support questions. Due to the volume of reports we can not explain in detail here why your report is not a bug. The support channels will be able to provide an explanation for you. Thank you for your interest in PHP. If you assign to a reference, of course that will modify that reference (that's the point of using a reference after all...). If you want to create a new reference using the same variable you need to use =& assignment ($ref =& $obj). Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2013-10-04 14:33:29] mz dot evgeny at gmail dot com Description: ------------ This happens when I try to re-use a variable that was used to hold a reference to another variable for holding an object reference. If I remove the second line or use unset, it works as expected. But AFAIK it's not required to unset variables before assigning it a new value. Test script: --------------- $num = 123; $ref = &$num; $obj = new stdClass(); $ref = $obj; $num = 321; var_dump($ref); Expected result: ---------------- class stdClass#1 (0) { } Actual result: -------------- int(321) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=65831&edit=1