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  [2016-04-16 13:41 UTC] nikic@php.net
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Description: ------------ My code class A, that defined abstract method `method` with one argument. After that class B extends A. In this place I can not extend signature of `method` (for example, add new required arguments). Code is following. That's strange and non-intuitive behavior. This bug is appearing on PHP 5.0.0 - 5.6.3. Test script: --------------- abstract class A { abstract function method($a); } abstract class B extends A { abstract function method($a, $b); } Expected result: ---------------- none printable result Actual result: -------------- Fatal error: Can't inherit abstract function A::method() (previously declared abstract in B) in ...