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<?php $a = array(); $a[] = &$a; var_dump($a); $a[0] = 1; var_dump($a); echo "-------------------\n"; $a = array(); $a[] = &$a; //$b = unserialize(serialize($a)); $b =& $a; var_dump($b); $b[0] = 1; var_dump($b);

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