note 93115 added to language.oop5.basic

Hi folks, what does the ampersand in front of a new mean? Example: <?php $p = &new myParser(); ?> Thanks in advance, Moritz ---- Server IP: 212.124.37.9 Probable Submitter: 90.187.169.194 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.basic.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/93115 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/93115/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/93115/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/93115/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/93115/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/93115/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/93115/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/93115 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/93115 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php