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<?php function foo(&$a) { $a = 10; throw new Exception(); } try { foo(5); } catch (Exception $e) { echo $e->getTraceAsString(); }
Output for 8.3.0 - 8.3.6
Fatal error: Uncaught Error: foo(): Argument #1 ($a) could not be passed by reference in /in/LYgvY:9 Stack trace: #0 {main} thrown in /in/LYgvY on line 9
Process exited with code 255.
Output for 8.1.23 - 8.1.28, 8.2.10 - 8.2.18
Fatal error: Uncaught Error: foo(): Argument #1 ($a) cannot be passed by reference in /in/LYgvY:9 Stack trace: #0 {main} thrown in /in/LYgvY on line 9
Process exited with code 255.
Output for 5.0.0 - 5.0.5, 5.1.0 - 5.1.6, 5.2.0 - 5.2.17, 5.3.0 - 5.3.29, 5.4.0 - 5.4.32
Fatal error: Only variables can be passed by reference in /in/LYgvY on line 9
Process exited with code 255.
Output for 4.4.2 - 4.4.9
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_NEW in /in/LYgvY on line 5
Process exited with code 255.
Output for 4.3.0 - 4.3.1, 4.3.5 - 4.3.11, 4.4.0 - 4.4.1
Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_NEW in /in/LYgvY on line 5
Process exited with code 255.
Output for 4.3.2 - 4.3.4
Parse error: parse error in /in/LYgvY on line 5
Process exited with code 255.

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