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Bug #39645 Fatal error: Only variables can be passed by reference
Submitted: 2006-11-27 15:39 UTC Modified: 2006-11-27 15:46 UTC
From: owahab at gmail dot com Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: *General Issues
PHP Version: 4.4.4 OS: Windows 2003
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2006-11-27 15:39 UTC] owahab at gmail dot com
Description:
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tested on windows 2003, Linux Debian, FreeBSD: a page produces the error: Fatal error: only variables can be passed by reference in /path/to/my/script/file.php line xyz
ONLY on windows.

Reproduce code:
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function foo(&$x){
  return $x;
}
function bar($a, $b){
  return array_merge($arr1+$arr2);
}

$arr = array(1,2,3);

bar($arr, foo(array(4,5,6)));

Expected result:
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Fatal error: only variables can be passed by reference in line x [the one with bar() called]


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 [2006-11-27 15:46 UTC] tony2001@php.net
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