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<?php function foo(&$x) {var_dump($x);} function bar($x){var_dump($x);} bar($bar='test'); var_dump($bar); foo($foo='test'); var_dump($foo);
Output for 8.3.0 - 8.3.6
string(4) "test" string(4) "test" Fatal error: Uncaught Error: foo(): Argument #1 ($x) could not be passed by reference in /in/qeVMQ:8 Stack trace: #0 {main} thrown in /in/qeVMQ on line 8
Process exited with code 255.
Output for 8.0.0 - 8.0.30, 8.1.0 - 8.1.28, 8.2.0 - 8.2.18
string(4) "test" string(4) "test" Fatal error: Uncaught Error: foo(): Argument #1 ($x) cannot be passed by reference in /in/qeVMQ:8 Stack trace: #0 {main} thrown in /in/qeVMQ on line 8
Process exited with code 255.
Output for 7.0.0 - 7.0.33, 7.1.0 - 7.1.33, 7.2.0 - 7.2.33, 7.3.0 - 7.3.31, 7.4.0 - 7.4.25, 7.4.27 - 7.4.33
string(4) "test" string(4) "test" Notice: Only variables should be passed by reference in /in/qeVMQ on line 8 string(4) "test" string(4) "test"
Output for 4.3.0 - 4.3.11, 4.4.0 - 4.4.9, 5.0.0 - 5.0.5, 5.1.0 - 5.1.1, 7.3.32 - 7.3.33, 7.4.26
string(4) "test" string(4) "test" string(4) "test" string(4) "test"
Output for 5.1.2 - 5.1.6, 5.2.0 - 5.2.17, 5.3.0 - 5.3.29, 5.4.0 - 5.4.45, 5.5.0 - 5.5.38, 5.6.0 - 5.6.40
string(4) "test" string(4) "test" Strict Standards: Only variables should be passed by reference in /in/qeVMQ on line 8 string(4) "test" string(4) "test"

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