--TEST-- correct instantiation of references between variables in sessions --SKIPIF-- --INI-- session.use_cookies=0 session.use_strict_mode=0 session.cache_limiter= session.serialize_handler=php session.save_handler=files --FILE-- a = &$a; } } $a = new a(); $b = new b($a); echo "original values:\n"; var_dump($a,$b); $_SESSION["a"] = $a; $_SESSION["b"] = $b; session_write_close(); unset($_SESSION["a"], $_SESSION["b"]); session_start(); echo "values after session:\n"; var_dump($a,$b); session_destroy(); ?> --EXPECTF-- original values: object(a)#%d (1) { ["test"]=> string(5) "hallo" } object(b)#%d (1) { ["a"]=> &object(a)#%d (1) { ["test"]=> string(5) "hallo" } } values after session: object(a)#%d (1) { ["test"]=> string(5) "hallo" } object(b)#%d (1) { ["a"]=> &object(a)#%d (1) { ["test"]=> string(5) "hallo" } }