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<?php $params = [1,2,3]; function transform(array &$params) { $references = []; foreach ($params as &$value) { $references[] = &$value; } $value = "foo"; return $references; } var_dump($params); $p = transform($params); var_dump($params); var_dump($p); debug_zval_dump($params); debug_zval_dump($p);

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