--TEST-- Bug #71940 (Unserialize crushes on restore object reference) --FILE-- role = $role; } } class Entry implements \Serializable { private $identity; public function __construct(Identity $identity) { $this->identity = $identity; } public function serialize() { return serialize(array($this->identity)); } public function unserialize($serialized) { list($this->identity) = unserialize($serialized); } } $identity = new Identity('test'); $identityRef = &$identity; $entry1 = new Entry($identity); $entry2 = new Entry($identityRef); $serialized = serialize([$entry1, $entry2]); print_r(unserialize($serialized)); ?> --EXPECTF-- Array ( [0] => Entry Object ( [identity:Entry:private] => Identity Object ( [role:Identity:private] => test ) ) [1] => Entry Object ( [identity:Entry:private] => Identity Object ( [role:Identity:private] => test ) ) )