note 55760 added to language.references.return

since 4.4.0 using this syntax is obligatory, if your code (containing functions returning references) stops working after upgrade to 4.4.x then this is the cause. It took me a while to figure it out. ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.references.return.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+55760 Delete: added to the manual -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+55760&report=yes&reason=added+to+the+manual Delete: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+55760&report=yes&reason=bad+code Delete: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+55760&report=yes&reason=spam Delete: useless -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+55760&report=yes&reason=useless Delete: non-english -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+55760&report=yes&reason=non-english Delete: other reasons -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+55760&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+55760&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php