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<?php function a(&$n){++$n;}//écho a(5); echo a(5);
Output for 8.3.0 - 8.3.7
Fatal error: Uncaught Error: a(): Argument #1 ($n) could not be passed by reference in /in/fvQ4H:4 Stack trace: #0 {main} thrown in /in/fvQ4H on line 4
Process exited with code 255.
Output for 8.1.23 - 8.1.28, 8.2.10 - 8.2.18
Fatal error: Uncaught Error: a(): Argument #1 ($n) cannot be passed by reference in /in/fvQ4H:4 Stack trace: #0 {main} thrown in /in/fvQ4H on line 4
Process exited with code 255.
Output for 5.3.0 - 5.3.27, 5.4.0 - 5.4.20
Fatal error: Only variables can be passed by reference in /in/fvQ4H on line 4
Process exited with code 255.

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