Doc #60375 [NEW]: Accessibility between classes

From: Operating system: Windows XP SP3 PHP version: 5.3.8 Package: Class/Object related Bug Type: Documentation Problem Bug description:Accessibility between classes Description: ------------ When a construct is not declared on a inherited class and it's declared on base class as protected, an instantiation of the derived class inside another class, causes a fatal accessibility error. Test script: --------------- abstract class A { protected function __construct() { echo "A constructor\n"; } } class B extends A { /* NO __construct() declared */ public function foo() { echo "foo method"; } } class C { public $B; function __construct() { $this->B = new B(); // Produces an error because B has no construct declared. } } $c = new C(); Expected result: ---------------- This behavior is not documented. Actual result: -------------- Error: document.php line 18 - Call to protected A::__construct() from context 'C'. -- Edit bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=60375&edit=1 -- Try a snapshot (PHP 5.4): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60375&r=trysnapshot54 Try a snapshot (PHP 5.3): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60375&r=trysnapshot53 Try a snapshot (trunk): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60375&r=trysnapshottrunk Fixed in SVN: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60375&r=fixed Fixed in SVN and need be documented: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60375&r=needdocs Fixed in release: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60375&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60375&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60375&r=needscript Try newer version: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60375&r=oldversion Not developer issue: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60375&r=support Expected behavior: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60375&r=notwrong Not enough info: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60375&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60375&r=submittedtwice register_globals: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60375&r=globals PHP 4 support discontinued: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60375&r=php4 Daylight Savings: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60375&r=dst IIS Stability: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60375&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60375&r=gnused Floating point limitations: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60375&r=float No Zend Extensions: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60375&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60375&r=mysqlcfg